"vasoconstrictor" meaning in English

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          "text": "“Anyone have any nasal spray?” I asked. “Afrin specifically?” Afrin is basically neosynephrine, a potent vasoconstrictor, and would be ideal to put on a tissue stuffed deeply in the nose.",
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        "(pharmacology) Any substance that causes vasoconstriction."
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          "sense": "substance that causes vasoconstriction",
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          "word": "æðaþrengjandi"
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          "sense": "substance that causes vasoconstriction",
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      "sense": "substance that causes vasoconstriction",
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      "word": "vasoconstritor"
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      "sense": "substance that causes vasoconstriction",
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