Meanings
adjectivevasoconstrictive (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicineThat causes vasoconstriction
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany 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
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*wāss
- Latinvās
- Englishvaso-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōn-
- Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
- Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
- Proto-Italic*stringō
- Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
- Proto-Italic*strengō
- Latinstringō
- Latincōnstringō
- Latincōnstrictus
- Englishconstrict
- Englishconstrictive
- Englishvasoconstrictive
From vaso- + constrictive.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek αγγειοσυσταλτικός
- αγγειοσυσταλτικός (angeiosystaltikós)that causes vasocontriction
Icelandic æðaþrengjandi
- æðaþrengjandithat causes vasocontriction
Portuguese vasoconstritor
- vasoconstritorthat causes vasocontriction
Cite this entry
APA
vasoconstrictive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasoconstrictive
MLA
“vasoconstrictive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasoconstrictive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vasoconstrictive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasoconstrictive.
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