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Vasoconstrictor

Vasˊo-con-strict′or

,
Adj.
(Physiol.)
Causing constriction of the blood vessels;
as, the
vasoconstrictor
nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which they go.
These nerves are also called
vasohypertonic
.