VASOCONSTRICTIVE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word vasoconstrictive. (close relations)
vasoconstriction
Best Alternative Words for VASOCONSTRICTIVE
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astringent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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 | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom | ||||||||
constrictive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom • restricting the scope or freedom of action | ||||||||
narrowing | verb, noun, adjectivev, 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 | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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 | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • pulled or drawn tight • subjected to great tension; stretched tight | ||||||||
tense | noun, adjectiven, 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 | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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 | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • That compresses | ||||||||
contractive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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pressor | noun, adjectiven, 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 | nounn | |||||||
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 |