11-letter words starting with VAS
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8 words found
11-letter words 8
- vasopressinhormone 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
- vasectomiessurgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible
- vasculature
- vasodilatora drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
- vascularitythe property being vascular
- vasopressorany agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)
- vasospastic
- vasectomizeremove the vas deferens