VASOCONSTRICTIVE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word vasoconstrictive. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for VASOCONSTRICTIVE
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| astringent | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue noun • a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals adjective satellite • sour or bitter in taste | ||||||
| constricting | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom | ||||||
| constrictive | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom • restricting the scope or freedom of action | ||||||
| narrowing | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • an instance of becoming narrow • a decrease in width • the act of making something narrower adjective satellite • becoming gradually narrower • (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom | ||||||
| styptic | adjective adj | |||||
noun • a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals adjective satellite • tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels | ||||||
| taut | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • pulled or drawn tight • subjected to great tension; stretched tight | ||||||
| tense | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | ||||||
| tight | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • closely constrained or constricted or constricting • of such close construction as to be impermeable adverb • firmly or closely • in an attentive manner adjective satellite • pulled or drawn tight • set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration • pressed tightly together • (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity • affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow • of textiles • securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid • (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched • very drunk • exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures • packed closely together | ||||||
| compressive | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • That compresses | ||||||
| contractive | adjective adj | |||||
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| pressor | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective • increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure noun • any 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 | ||||||
| vasoconstrictor | noun n | |||||
noun • any 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 | ||||||