Meanings
plural vasopressins
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAn antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From vasopressor + -in, circa 1927; see details at vasopressor § Etymology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese 抗利尿激素
- 抗利尿激素 (kànglìniào jīsù)an antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
Greek αγγειοπιεσίνη, βασοπρεσίνη
- αγγειοπιεσίνη (angeiopiesíni)an antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
- βασοπρεσίνη (vasopresíni)an antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
Hungarian vazopresszin
- vazopresszinan antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
Polish wazopresyna
- wazopresynaan antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
Portuguese vasopressina
- vasopressinaan antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
Swedish antidiuretiskt hormon, vasopressin
- antidiuretiskt hormonan antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
- vasopressinan antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
Cite this entry
vasopressin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasopressin
“vasopressin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasopressin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vasopressin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasopressin.
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