"vasotonic" meaning in English

See vasotonic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌveɪzoʊˈtɑnɪk/ [General-American], /ˌvæsoʊˈtɑnɪk/ [General-American] Forms: more vasotonic [comparative], most vasotonic [superlative]
Etymology: From vaso- + tonic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|vaso|tonic}} vaso- + tonic Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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 Hyponyms: phlebotonic, venotonic Related terms: vasoactive § Related terms Translations (Translations): вазотони́ческий (vazotoníčeskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-vasotonic-en-adj-vTzOXfuI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with vaso-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with vaso-: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 18

Noun

IPA: /ˌveɪzoʊˈtɑnɪk/ [General-American], /ˌvæsoʊˈtɑnɪk/ [General-American] Forms: vasotonics [plural]
Etymology: From vaso- + tonic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|vaso|tonic}} vaso- + tonic Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-vasotonic-en-noun-EUAHNb3S

Inflected forms

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        "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."
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