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HYPERTENSIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hypertensin mean? 

HYPERTENSIN (noun)
  The noun HYPERTENSIN has 1 sense:

1. any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vesselsplay

  Familiarity information: HYPERTENSIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HYPERTENSIN (noun)


Sense 1

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 ("Hypertensin" 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 "Hypertensin"):

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)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)


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