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ANGIOTONIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels

Synonyms:

angiotensin; angiotonin; Hypertensin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("angiotonin" is a kind of...):

pressor; vasoconstrictive; vasoconstrictor (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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "angiotonin"):

angiotensin I (a physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the precursor to angiotensin II)

angiotensin II (a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I)

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