VASOCONSTRICTOR

a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vasohypertonic. n.

2.
a.

A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise blood pressure.