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ANGIOTONIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
Synonyms:
angiotensin; angiotonin; Hypertensin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("angiotonin" 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 "angiotonin"):
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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