ANGIOTENSIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does angiotensin mean? • ANGIOTENSIN (noun)
The noun ANGIOTENSIN has 1 sense:
1. any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
Familiarity information: ANGIOTENSIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANGIOTENSIN (noun)
Meaning:
Any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
angiotensin; angiotonin; Hypertensin
Hypernyms ("angiotensin" is a kind of...):
pressor; vasoconstrictive; vasoconstrictor (any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "angiotensin"):
angiotensin I (a physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the precursor to angiotensin II)
angiotensin II (a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I)
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