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vasotonic

US/ˌveɪzoʊˈtɑnɪk/

vasotonic adjective: affecting the tone of vessels (almost always with reference to blood vessels); that is, affecting the muscle tone of the smooth muscle in the walls of blood vessels, thus influencing blood flow within the lumen.

Adjective

vasotonic (comparative more vasotonic, superlative most vasotonic)

  1. Affecting the tone of vessels (almost always with reference to blood vessels); that is, affecting the muscle tone of the smooth muscle in the walls of blood vessels, thus influencing blood flow within the lumen.
    Synonyms:
    angiotonic

Noun

vasotonic (plural vasotonics)

  1. A substance (especially a drug) that is vasotonic, usually with reference to a drug that modifies the tone of vessel walls, such as a vasopressor or a phlebotonic.

Synonyms of vasotonic

Forms of vasotonic

Adjective
comparativemore vasotonic
superlativemost vasotonic
Noun
pluralvasotonics

Origin of vasotonic

From vaso- + tonic.

Questions about vasotonic

What does vasotonic mean?
Vasotonic means affecting the tone of vessels (almost always with reference to blood vessels); that is, affecting the muscle tone of the smooth muscle in the walls of blood vessels, thus influencing blood flow within the lumen.
What part of speech is vasotonic?
Vasotonic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce vasotonic?
Vasotonic is pronounced /ˌveɪzoʊˈtɑnɪk/ (US).

Words near vasotonic in the dictionary

  1. vasotocin
  2. vasotocinergic
  3. vasotocins
  4. vasotomies
  5. vasotomy
  6. vasotonic
  7. vasotonics
  8. vasotonin
  9. vasotonus
  10. vasotransplantation
  11. vasotransplantations

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