vasodepressor, a. and n. Pharm.
(ˌveɪsəʊdɪˈprɛsə(r))
[f. vaso- + depressor n.]
A. adj. Causing the dilatation of blood vessels, and consequent reduction in blood pressure. B. n. A substance having this effect.
| 1938 Dorland & Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 18) 1550 Vasodepressor,..having a depressing effect on the circulation; causing vasomotor depression. 1946 [see ganglionic a. b]. 1961 Webster, Vasodepressor, n. 1977 Lancet 19 Mar. 615/1 In patients with renovascular hypertension the angiotensin-blocking agent, saralasin, produces a vasodepressor response after modest sodium depletion. 1990 Amer. Jrnl. Chinese Med. XVIII. 157 The vasodepressor effect was probably angiotensin- and/or bradykinin-related. |