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vasopressin

vasopressin

1 9.3
A hormone that raises blood pressure and makes the kidneys save water
  • noun
  • /ˌveɪzoʊˈprɛsɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vasopresina
  • As per AHA guidelines, 3 minutes after the first dose of epinephrine, vasopressin 40 mg was administered intravenously.
  • plasma vasopressin
  • vasopressin release
  • arginine vasopressin

Examples

  • Give me another epi, one milligram, forty units of vasopressin.

    Godzilla (2014)

  • Diabetes insipidus was diagnosed by clinical criteria, and all patients needed desmopressin (desamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin) to maintain water balance.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Vasopressin is thought to be a particularly sensitive marker of surgical stress.

    Academic text (1998)

  • When vasopressin is administered to these low vasopressin slash low social functioning kids, their symptoms improve.

  • Vasopressin (VP) is a neuropeptide that has many effects in the body.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In normal subjects, upright tilt did not change arterial pressure and significantly increased the plasma concentrations of endothelin and vasopressin.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Serum osmolality and serum vasopressin levels were obtained at four junctures perioperatively.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The afferent and central portions of the baroreceptor reflex arc, however, function normally during syncope, and vasopressin is secreted.

    Academic text (1991)

  • In fact, the outcome of transplantation for patients with HRS treated with vasoconstrictors (vasopressin analogues) before the procedure does not differ from that of patients without HRS.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The doctor explained how vasopressin increases blood pressure and reduces urine output.

Synonyms

Pitressin
vsvasopressin
  • Specialized
9.3

A medicine that raises blood pressure and reduces urine output

is the generic medical name rather than the brand form
antidiuretic hormone
vsvasopressin
  • Specialized
6.0

A hormone made in the brain that tells the kidneys to keep water and helps control blood pressure

describes the hormone by its effects on blood pressure and urine volume
ADH
vsvasopressin
  • Specialized
6.8

A hormone made in the brain that tells the kidneys to keep water and make less urine

also increases blood pressure as well as reducing urine output via kidney function

Antonyms

vasodilator
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A drug that makes blood vessels wider to increase blood flow

Surface Forms

vasopressin singular
vasopressins plural

Morphology

vasopressin = vaso + press (opaque) = vaso + press + in

The term 'vasopressin' is not transparently derived from its components for an average learner, as it requires specialized knowledge of biology.

Etymology

Vasopressin comes from vaso- ('vessel') and pressin ('to press'), so it literally means 'pressing the vessels'. That's why vasopressin is the hormone that raises blood pressure and helps the body keep water.