The life-saving vasopressor drugs, used to combat shock after a heart attack, conserve the blood supply to heart and brain at the expense of other less sensitive organs in the body (Science News Letter).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
vas|o|de|pres|sor — «VAS oh dih PREHS uhr», noun. a drug that lowers blood pressure by artificially relaxing the blood vessels: »A wide variety of vasodepressors of varying effectiveness have now been offered to the physician (Morris Fishbein) … Useful english dictionary
vasopressor — vas•o•pres•sor [[t]ˈvæs oʊˌprɛs ər, ˈveɪ zoʊ [/t]] n. biochem. pha any hormone or drug that acts as a vasoconstrictor and increases blood pressure and heart rate … From formal English to slang
vasodepressor — 1. Producing vasodepression. 2. SYN: depressor (4). * * * va·so·de·pres·sor .vā zō di pres ər adj causing or characterized by vasomotor depression resulting in lowering of the blood pressure <vasodepressor agents> <vasodepressor… … Medical dictionary
vasopressor — 1. Producing vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure, usually understood to be systemic arterial pressure unless otherwise specified. 2. An agent that has this effect. * * * va·so·pres·sor pres ər adj causing a rise in blood pressure … Medical dictionary
sur — 1. sur [ syr ] prép. • 1080; sovre Xe; sore 980; la forme sur vient d un crois. avec sus; lat. super ou supra I ♦ Marquant la position « en haut » ou « en dehors » … Encyclopédie Universelle
sûr — 1. sur [ syr ] prép. • 1080; sovre Xe; sore 980; la forme sur vient d un crois. avec sus; lat. super ou supra I ♦ Marquant la position « … Encyclopédie Universelle
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ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
sortir — 1. sortir [ sɔrtir ] v. <conjug. : 16> • XIIe; a remplacé issir; p. ê. de 3. sortir, ou du lat. pop. °surctus, class. surrectus, de surgere « jaillir » I ♦ V. intr. SORTIR DE; SORTIR. A ♦ Aller hors d un lieu, du dedans au dehors. 1 ♦ Aller … Encyclopédie Universelle
