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atriopeptin

atriopeptin noun: atrial natriuretic peptide, a powerful vasodilator and a protein (polypeptide) hormone secreted by heart muscle cells.

Noun

atriopeptin (uncountable)

  1. Atrial natriuretic peptide, a powerful vasodilator and a protein (polypeptide) hormone secreted by heart muscle cells.

Questions about atriopeptin

What does atriopeptin mean?
Atriopeptin means atrial natriuretic peptide, a powerful vasodilator and a protein (polypeptide) hormone secreted by heart muscle cells.
What part of speech is atriopeptin?
Atriopeptin is a noun.

Words near atriopeptin in the dictionary

  1. atriocentricular
  2. atrioesophageal
  3. atriofascicular
  4. atriohisian
  5. atrionodal
  6. atriopeptin
  7. atriopore
  8. atriopores
  9. atriopulmonary
  10. atrioseptostomies
  11. atrioseptostomy

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