pitressin - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules

Synonyms

• ADH
• Pitressin
• antidiuretic hormone
• vasopressin

More generic

• endocrine
• hormone
• internal secretion
• pressor
• vasoconstrictive
• vasoconstrictor

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