| 单词 | antidiuretic hormone |
| 释义 | antidiuretic hormone (once / 11819311 pages) n WORD FAMILY antidiuretic hormone USAGE EXAMPLESVasopressin -- also known as antidiuretic hormone -- helps regulate the body's water retention. Reuters(Oct 24, 2011) Children whose bladders tend to spasm can be treated with anticholinergic drugs, and children who lack an antidiuretic hormone can take a synthetic version. New York Times(Jan 11, 2010) n 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 Syn|Hyper ADH, Pitressin, vasopressin pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure endocrine, hormone, internal secretionthe secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
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