vasoconstrictive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wāss

Latin vās

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English vaso-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin cōn-

Proto-Indo-European *streyg-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *strinégti

Proto-Italic *stringō

Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti

Proto-Italic *strengō

Latin stringō

Latin cōnstringō

Latin cōnstrictusbor.

English constrict

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English constrictive

English vasoconstrictive

From vaso- + constrictive.

Adjective

vasoconstrictive (not comparable)

1. (physiology, pharmacology) That causes vasoconstriction

Translations

that causes vasocontriction

• Greek: αγγειοσυσταλτικός (el) (angeiosystaltikós)
• Icelandic: æðaþrengjandi m
• Portuguese: vasoconstritor (pt)