vasopressin
音標[væsəu'presin] 讀音漢語翻譯
n. 後葉加壓素, 加壓素
【醫】 後葉加壓素
英文解釋：
名詞 vasopressin:
- 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同義詞：antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin