Vasodilator (Noun)
Meaning
A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a vasodilator to help lower the patient's blood pressure by widening the arteries.
- A common side effect of the vasodilator medication was dizziness caused by the sudden increase in blood flow.
- Nitroglycerin is a well-known vasodilator used to treat angina by relaxing the muscles in the blood vessel walls.
- The researcher studied the effects of a new vasodilator on patients with pulmonary hypertension to see if it improved oxygen levels in the blood.
- The pharmaceutical company developed a new vasodilator that was more effective at increasing blood flow to the heart muscle than existing medications.