Meanings
plural angiotensins
- biochemistryAny of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.
2001: In addition to stimulating the srteries to constrict, angiotensin also acts on the kidneys to suppress urine production, and acts on the brain to stimulate thirst and drinking behaviour. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 43)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From angio- + (hyper)tens(ion) + -in. Compare also the morphologic parallels of vasopressin.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish angiotensiini
- angiotensiinipolypeptides that narrow blood vessels
French angiotensine
- angiotensinepolypeptides that narrow blood vessels
German Angiotensin
- Angiotensinpolypeptides that narrow blood vessels
Greek αγγειοτενσίνη
- αγγειοτενσίνη (angeiotensíni)polypeptides that narrow blood vessels
Indonesian angiotensin
- angiotensinpolypeptides that narrow blood vessels
Italian angiotensina
- angiotensinapolypeptides that narrow blood vessels
Polish angiotensyna
- angiotensynapolypeptides that narrow blood vessels
Portuguese angiotensina
- angiotensinapolypeptides that narrow blood vessels
Spanish angiotensina
- angiotensinapolypeptides that narrow blood vessels
Swedish angiotensin
- angiotensinpolypeptides that narrow blood vessels
Cite this entry
angiotensin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angiotensin
“angiotensin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angiotensin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angiotensin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angiotensin.
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