vasopressin

English

Etymology

vasopressor +‎ -in, circa 1927; see details at vasopressor § Etymology.

Noun

vasopressin (countable and uncountable, plural vasopressins)

(biochemistry) An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.

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Translations

an antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland

Greek: αγγειοπιεσίνη (el) f (angeiopiesíni), βασοπρεσίνη (el) f (vasopresíni)
Hungarian: vazopresszin

Portuguese: vasopressina f
Swedish: antidiuretiskt hormon (sv) n, vasopressin (sv) n

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