(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. pressor, vasoconstrictive

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anisocoria

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nisos unequal ('an priv. + 'i`sos equal) + ko`rh pupil. ] (Med.) Inequality of the pupils of the eyes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

Chrysocolla

n. [ L., fr. Gr. chryso`kolla gold solder; chryso`s gold + &unr_; glue. ] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of copper, occurring massive, of a blue or greenish blue color. [ 1913 Webster ]

Glossocomon

‖n.[ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of case. ] A kind of hoisting winch. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mesocoelia

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. mesocoelia. See Meso-, and Coelia. ] (Anat.) The cavity of the mesencephalon; the iter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mesocolon

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. meso`kwlon; me`sos middle + kw^lon the colon: cf. F. mésocôlon. ] (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon. -- Mes`o*col"ic a. [1913 Webster]

Mesocoracoid

n. [ Meso- + coracoid. ] (Anat.) A process from the middle of the coracoid in some animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nosocomial

a. [ L. nosocomium a hospital, Gr. nosokomei^on; no`sos disease + komei^n to attend to. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Acquired in a hospital; as, a nosocomial infection. [ PJC ]

Prosocoele

n. [ Gr. &unr_; forward + &unr_; hollow. ] (Anat.) The entire cavity of the prosencephalon. B. G. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prosocoelia

‖n.; pl. Prosocœlle /plu>, [ NL. ] (Anat.) Same as Prosocœle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Socome

n. [ AS. sōcen, sōcn, searching, or the right of searching, the lord's court. See Soc. ] (O.Eng. Law) A custom of tenants to grind corn at the lord's mill. Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Socotrine

a. Of or pertaining to Socotra, an island in the Indian Ocean, on the east coast of Africa. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Socotra. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vasoconstrictor

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vasoconstrictor

n. (Medicine, Physiology) A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise abnormally low blood pressure. [ PJC ]

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院内感染

[いんないかんせん, innaikansen] (n) infection incurred while hospitalized (hospitalised); nosocomial infection

岩飛びペンギン;岩跳びペンギン;岩飛ペンギン;岩跳ペンギン

[いわとびペンギン;イワトビペンギン, iwatobi pengin ; iwatobipengin] (n) (uk) rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)

茶立虫;茶柱虫

[ちゃたてむし;チャタテムシ, chatatemushi ; chatatemushi] (n) (uk) psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)

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Anisokorie { f }; ungleiche Weite der Pupillen [ med. ]

anisocoria

Vasokonstriktion { f } [ med. ]

vasoconstriction