See Also: vasoactive(medicine)
vasoactive(dictionary)
vasoactive amine(medicine)
vasoactive intestinal contractor(medicine)
vasoactive intestinal peptide(medicine)
vasoactive intestinal polypeptide(medicine)
receptors, vasoactive intestinal peptide(medicine)

vasoactive (iou)



vasoactive adjective. M20.
[from VASO- + ACTIVE adjective.]
Physiology. Of a substance: affecting the physiological state of blood-vessels; esp. causing or promoting vasoconstriction or vasodilation.
vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, vasoactive intestinal peptide a polypeptide of twenty-eight amino acids which is a neurotransmitter found esp. in the brain and gastrointestinal tract; abbreviation VIP.
vasoac'tivity noun vasoactive power M20.