"angiotensin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ænd͡ʒɪəʊˈtɛnsɪn/ Forms: angiotensins [plural]
Etymology: From angio- + (hyper)tens(ion) + -in. Compare also the morphologic parallels of vasopressin. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|angio|hypertension|-in|alt2=(hyper)tens(ion)}} angio- + (hyper)tens(ion) + -in Head templates: {{en-noun}} angiotensin (plural angiotensins)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure. Wikipedia link: en:angiotensin Categories (topical): Hormones, Proteins Hypernyms: hormone Hyponyms: angiotensin I, angiotensin II, angiotensin III, angiotensin IV Translations (polypeptides that narrow blood vessels): angiotensiini (Finnish), angiotensina [feminine] (Italian), angiotensyna [feminine] (Polish), angiotensina [feminine] (Portuguese), angiotensina [feminine] (Spanish), angiotensin [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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