vasoconstrictor
nounEtymology From vaso- + constrictor.
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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences Any substance that causes vasoconstriction.
- “Anyone have any nasal spray?” I asked. “Afrin specifically?” Afrin is basically neosynephrine, a potent vasoconstrictor, and would be ideal to put on a tissue stuffed deeply in the nose.2019 November 16, Jay Wellons, “The Danger of Traveling Light”, in New York Times:
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