Vasodilator

/ˌveɪzoʊdaɪˈleɪtər/ noun

Definition

A medication that causes blood vessels to widen by relaxing the smooth muscle in vessel walls. This reduces blood pressure and improves blood flow to organs and tissues.

Etymology

From Latin 'vas' meaning vessel, 'dilatare' meaning to widen, and the suffix '-or' meaning agent. The term directly describes the drug's mechanism of action on the cardiovascular system.

Kelly Says

Vasodilators include some surprising everyday substances - caffeine dilates blood vessels in your brain (which is why caffeine withdrawal causes headaches), and the nitrates in cured meats work similarly to heart medications! Nitroglycerin, used for heart attacks, was originally discovered as an explosive before doctors realized it could save lives.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደም Vessels ክፍለ ነገር
dem Vessels kifle neger
ARالعربية
مدرّج للأوعية الدموية
mu-drij li-al-aw-i'a-t ad-dam-wiyya
BNবাংলা
রক্তনালীর প্রসারক
rokt-na-li-r pro-sa-r-k
CACatalà
vasodilatador
va-so-di-la-ta-dor
CSČeština
vazodilatátor
va-zo-di-la-ta-tor
DADansk
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
DEDeutsch
Vasodilatator
va-so-di-la-ta-tor
ELΕλληνικά
διαστολέας αγγείων
dia-sto-le-as ang-ge-on
ESEspañol
vasodilatador
va-so-di-la-ta-dor
FAفارسی
گشادکننده عروق
geshad-konande ar-vaq
FISuomi
verenpainelta
ve-ren-pai-in-ta
FRFrançais
vasodilatateur
va-so-di-la-ta-teur
GUGU
વસ્તુઓની સંખ્યા
vstu-o-ni san-khya
HAHA
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
HEעברית
מפרקי כלי דם
me-par-ki kli d-am
HIहिन्दी
रक्तवाहिका विस्तारक
rakt-vaah-ika-a vi-staar-ak
HUMagyar
vasodilatátor
va-so-di-la-ta-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-ta-tor
IGIG
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
ITItaliano
vasodilatatore
va-so-di-la-ta-tore
JA日本語
血管拡張薬
けっかんかこうやく
KKKK
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
KMKM
ស្ថានភាព ការប្រែប្រួល
stha-na-phap ka-r pra-e-pruol
KO한국어
혈관 확장제
hyeol-gwan hwag-jang-je
MRMR
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
MSBahasa Melayu
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
MYမြန်မာ
ရောဂါ ကုသပေး
ya-ga ku-tha-pe
NLNederlands
vasodilatator
va-so-di-la-ta-tor
NONorsk
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
PAPA
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
PLPolski
rozszerzacz naczyń krwionośnych
roz-szer-zacz nat-ch-ni krwo-no-snych
PTPortuguês
vasodilatador
va-so-di-la-ta-dor
RORomână
vasodilatator
va-so-di-la-ta-tor
RUРусский
Вазодилататор
va-zo-di-la-ta-tor
SVSvenska
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
SWKiswahili
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
TAதமிழ்
தமனிகளின் விரிவாக்கி
dama-ni-kalin vi-ri-va-kki
TEతెలుగు
రక్తనాళాల విస్తీర్ణం
rakta-naala-la vi-s-tee-r-nam
THไทย
ยาระบายหลอดเลือด
ya-ra-bay lod-leua-d
TLTL
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
TRTürkçe
vaskülaz
vas-ku-laz
UKУкраїнська
вазодилататор
va-zo-di-la-ta-tor
URاردو
خون کی پائپ کی کھولنے والا
khoon ki paip ki khoolnay wala
VITiếng Việt
thuốc giãn mạch
thuuoc gian mach
YOYO
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor
ZH中文
血管扩张剂
xuèguǎn kuòzhāng jì
ZUZU
vasodilator
va-so-di-la-tor

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