Vasodilator

Definition: Vasodilator

Vasodilator

Noun

1. A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels.

Specialty Definitions: Vasodilator

Domain	Definitions
Health	An agent that widens blood vessels. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Vasodilator

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A vasodilator is a substance that causes blood vessels in the body to grow slightly wider by relaxing the smooth muscle in the vessel wall. This will reduce blood pressure (since there is more room for the blood) and might allow blood to flow around a clot. Several vasodilators are used as drugs.

Natural vasodilators and drugs that exploit them:

Nitric oxide
- Glycerol trinitrate
- Viagra
Adrenaline and noradrenaline vasodilate arterioles of the skeletal muscles. (By acting on beta-2 adrenergic receptors.) These chemicals cause vasocontriction elsewhere.
- Alpha-blockers and Beta-blockers (block the constricting effect of adrenaline.
Prostacyclin (PGI₂) as well as other prostaglandins.
Adenosine
- Adenocard - this is primarily used as an anti-arrhythmic.
Histamine
- Complement proteins C3a, C4a and C5a work by triggering histamine release from mast cells and basophils.
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) - a weak vasodilator.
Bradykinin
Platelet activating factor (PAF)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Vasodilator."

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Synonym: Vasodilator

Synonym: vasodilative (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Vasodilator

English words defined with "vasodilator": amyl nitrate ♦ diazoxide ♦ glyceryl trinitrate ♦ Hyperstat ♦ Loniten ♦ minoxidil ♦ nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat ♦ pentaerythritol, Peritrate ♦ Rogaine ♦ tolazoline, trinitroglycerin ♦ Vaso-inhibitory. (references)

Specialty definitions using "vasodilator": Alprostadil, Amyl Nitrite, Antihypertensive Agents ♦ Bencyclane, Betahistine, Bradykinin ♦ Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, Chromonar ♦ Dilazep, Dyphylline ♦ Erythritol ♦ Gallopamil ♦ Heptaminol ♦ Isosorbide Dinitrate ♦ Lidoflazine ♦ Milrinone, Myocardial Reperfusion ♦ Nicardipine, Nicergoline, Nicotinyl Alcohol, Nisoldipine, Nitrendipine ♦ Oxyfedrine ♦ Perhexiline, Phenoxybenzamine, Physalaemin ♦ Trapidil, Trimetazidine ♦ Vasodilator Agents, Vincamine ♦ Xanthinol Niacinate. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Vasodilator

Domain	Title
Books	Vasodilator Mechanisms (Bibliotheca Cardiologica, No 38) (reference) Vasodilator Substances of Tissues (reference) Vasodilator therapy for cardiac disorders (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Vasodilator

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		A vasodilator, prostacyclin, is helping some severely ill patients who are unresponsive to treatment with calcium channel blockers. (references)
		Injection of vasodilator substances into the corpora of the penis has provided a new therapeutic technique for a variety of causes of erectile dysfunction. (references)
		Short-term solutions involve using a mechanical vacuum device or injecting a drug called a vasodilator into the penis before sex. Both methods raise blood flow to the penis, making it easier to have and maintain an erection. (references)
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Usage Frequency: Vasodilator

"Vasodilator" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Vasodilator" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	8	124,375

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Expression: Vasodilator

Expression using "vasodilator": Vasodilator Agents. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Vasodilator

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
vasodilator	12
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Modern Translations: Vasodilator

Language		Translations for "vasodilator"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		血管扩� 剂. (various references)

Danish		vasodilatator. (various references)

Dutch		vasodilatator. (various references)

French		vasodilatateur. (various references)

German		Vasodilatator. (various references)

Hungarian		értágító. (various references)

Italian		vasodilatatore (vasodilators). (various references)

Korean		혈관 이완. (various references)

Pig Latin		asodilatorvay

Swedish		kärlvidgande medel. (various references)
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Derivations: Vasodilator

Derivations
	Words beginning with "vasodilator": vasodilators. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Vasodilator"

Words rhyming with "vasodilator" (pronounced 'Vas`o*di*lat"or'): Acceptor, Assertor, Assessor, Assistor, Assizor, Attractor, Chantor, Circumventor, Co-assessor, Collector, Compressor, Conductor, Confessor, Conjector, Connector, Consignor, Constrictor, constructor, Contractor, Contradictor, Conveyor, Corrector, Countor, Cruor, Debtor, Decolor, Deflector, Deforceor, Demeanor, Depressor, Detracor, Devisor, Digestor, Dilator, Director, Discolor, Disenamor, Disinfector, Dispossessor, Dissector, Distrainor, Duressor, Effector, Egressor, Embraceor, Enactor, Enamor, Encolor, Envigor, Ephor, Escheator, Exactor, Exceptor, Excheator, Extructor, flexor, grantor, Guilor, Hydro-extractor, ignitor, Impressor, Indictor, inductor, Infractor, Injector, inspector, instructor, INVENTOR, investor, Invigor, Mainor, Maintainor, manor, mayor, Miscolor, misdemeanor, Nonconductor, Objector, Oppressor, Overcolor, Pavisor, Possessor, Predictor, Preemtor, Prepossessor, Pressor, Professor, Protector, Protractor, Purveyor, Receiptor, reflector, Refractor, Regrator, Relator, Releasor, Reservor, Rethor, retractor, Revivor, sailor, selector, Self-tormentor, subcontractor, Subprior, Substractor, suitor, Superstructor, supervisor, suppressor, Supravisor, surveyor, survivor, tenor, Tikor, tormentor, transactor, translator, Tresor, Trior, valor, Vasoconstrictor, Vendor, Visor, Wastor. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Vasodilator

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-i-l-o-o-r-s-t-v"
	-2 letters: idolators, salivator, violators.
	-3 letters: aviators, diastral, dilators, idolator, isolator, loadstar, ostiolar, toroidal, travails, variolas, violator.
	-4 letters: advisor, alastor, aviator, datival, dilator, disroot, lariats, latrias, ooralis, oralist, ovarial, ovoidal, radials, rialtos, solaria, solatia, tailors, toroids, travail, travois, variola, viators.
	-5 letters: adroit, alodia, altars, aorist, aortal, aortas, arioso, arista, aristo, aroids, astral, atrial, avails, avoids, dalasi, davits, distal, divots, dolors, dorsal, drails, droits, drools, lairds, lariat, larvas, latria, liards, lidars, lovats, oorali, ootids, ovoids, radial, radios, ratals, ratios, rialto, riatas, rivals, sailor, saliva, salvia, salvor, satori, savior, stadia, stolid, tailor, talars, tarsal, tarsia, tiaras, tolars, toroid, trails, triads, trials, triols, valors, viator, violas, visard, vitals, volost.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-d-i-l-o-o-r-s-t-v"
	+1 letter: vasodilators.
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