Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Vasoconstrictor \Vas`o*con*strict"or\, a. (Physiol.)
Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the
vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes
constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These
nerves are also called {vasohypertonic}.
Source : WordNet®
vasoconstrictor
n : 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 [syn: {vasoconstrictive}]