vasoconstrictor

English

Etymology

From vaso- +‎ constrictor.

Noun

vasoconstrictor (plural vasoconstrictors)

1. (pharmacology) Any substance that causes vasoconstriction.

   Synonym: vasopressor

   Antonyms: vasodilator, vasodepressor

   • 2019 November 16, Jay Wellons, “The Danger of Traveling Light”, in New York Times‎:

     “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.

Related terms

• See vasoactive § Related terms

Translations

substance that causes vasoconstriction

Icelandic: æðaþrengjandi m, æðaþrengir m Portuguese: vasoconstritor (pt) m Spanish: vasoconstrictor m Swedish: vasokonstriktor (sv) c

Further reading

• vasoconstrictor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vaso-constricteur.

Adjective

vasoconstrictor m or n (feminine singular vasoconstrictoare, masculine plural vasoconstrictori, feminine/neuter plural vasoconstrictoare)

1. vasoconstrictor

Declension

Declension of vasoconstrictor

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	vasoconstrictor		vasoconstrictoare		vasoconstrictori	vasoconstrictoare
	definite	vasoconstrictorul		vasoconstrictoarea		vasoconstrictorii	vasoconstrictoarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	vasoconstrictor		vasoconstrictoare		vasoconstrictori	vasoconstrictoare
	definite	vasoconstrictorului		vasoconstrictoarei		vasoconstrictorilor	vasoconstrictoarelor

Spanish

Adjective

vasoconstrictor (feminine vasoconstrictora, masculine plural vasoconstrictores, feminine plural vasoconstrictoras)

1. vasoconstrictive

Noun

vasoconstrictor m (plural vasoconstrictores)

1. vasoconstrictor

Further reading

• “vasoconstrictor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025