Meanings
adjectivevasoactive (comparative more vasoactive, superlative most vasoactive)
comparative more vasoactive · superlative most vasoactive
- medicineActive on vessel walls, that is, causing either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel, thus affecting hemodynamics (blood flow). Vasoactive substances may be endogenous (for example, endogenous angiotensin, vasopressin, or epinephrine) or exogenous (for example, pharmaceutical vasopressin or epinephrine).
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French vasoactif
- vasoactifthat causes either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel
Greek αγγειοδραστικός
- αγγειοδραστικός (angeiodrastikós)that causes either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel
Italian vasoattivo
- vasoattivothat causes either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel
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vasoactive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasoactive
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“vasoactive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasoactive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vasoactive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasoactive.
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