vasodilator

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noun

A substance that causes dilation of the blood vessels, thereby reducing blood pressure; it may be endogenous (such as a hormone produced by the body) or exogenous (such as a drug or other chemical agent).

Similar
vasodepressorvasodepressantvasodilative
Opposite
vasoconstrictorvasopressor
OriginEnglish dilator ← Latin vās ← Proto-Italic *wāss →
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Meanings

nounvasodilator (plural vasodilators)

plural vasodilators

  1. biochemistryA substance that causes dilation of the blood vessels, thereby reducing blood pressure; it may be endogenous (such as a hormone produced by the body) or exogenous (such as a drug or other chemical agent).

    Synonyms: vasodepressor, vasodepressant · Antonyms: vasoconstrictor, vasopressor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA substance that causes dilation of the blood vessels, thereby reducing blood pressure; it may be endogenous (such as a hormone produced by the body) or exogenous (such as a drug or other chemical agent).

Similar
vasodepressorvasodepressant
Opposite
vasoconstrictorvasopressor

More synonyms by meaning

nouna drug that causes dilation of blood vessels

Similar
vasodilative
Broader
dilator
Also see
vasodepressorvasodilatatorvasodilative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wāss
  2. Latinvās
  3. Englishvaso-
  4. Englishdilator
  5. Englishvasodilator

From vaso- + dilator.

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Translations

Catalan vasodilatador
  • vasodilatadoragent that causes dilation of the blood vessels
Czech vazodilatátor
  • vazodilatátoragent that causes dilation of the blood vessels
Finnish vasodilaattori
  • vasodilaattoriagent that causes dilation of the blood vessels
French vasodilatateur
  • vasodilatateuragent that causes dilation of the blood vessels
German Vasodilatator
  • Vasodilatatoragent that causes dilation of the blood vessels
Greek αγγειοδιασταλτικό
  • αγγειοδιασταλτικό (angeiodiastaltikó)agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels
Irish soitheachleathóir
  • soitheachleathóiragent that causes dilation of the blood vessels
Italian vasodilatatore
  • vasodilatatoreagent that causes dilation of the blood vessels
Polish wazodylatator
  • wazodylatatoragent that causes dilation of the blood vessels
Spanish vasodilatador
  • vasodilatadoragent that causes dilation of the blood vessels
Turkish vazodilatör
  • vazodilatöragent that causes dilation of the blood vessels
Cite this entry
APA

vasodilator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasodilator

MLA

“vasodilator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasodilator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vasodilator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasodilator.

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