vasodilative

Noun
  1. A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels (synset 104530199)
    is a type of: dilator - a drug that causes dilation
    subtypes:
    • amlodipine besylate, norvasc - a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris
    • amyl nitrate - a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris
    • butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite - a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers
    • diazoxide, hyperstat - vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension
    • apresoline, hydralazine - an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
    • loniten, minoxidil, rogaine - a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness
    • nitrospan, nitrostat - trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris
    • pentaerythritol, peritrate - a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris
    • tolazoline - vasodilator that is used to treat spasms of peripheral blood vessels (as in acrocyanosis)
    • glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, nitrospan, nitrostat, trinitroglycerin - a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
    same as: vasodilator

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