Vasodilator
noun, Physiology, Pharmacology.
1.
a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation.
noun
1.
a drug, agent, or nerve that can cause dilatation (vasodilatation) of the walls of blood vessels
adjective
2.
causing vasodilatation
vasodilator va·so·di·la·tor (vā’zō-dī-lā’tər, -dĭ-, -dī’lā-)
n.
Something, such as a nerve or drug, that causes vasodilation. adj.
Producing vasodilation.
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