Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An analog of vasopressin used therapeutically as an antidiuretic and in the management of bleeding in individuals with some forms of hemophilia and von Willebrand's disease.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[des(a)m(in)o-, lacking an amine group (des- variant of de– + amino) + (vaso)pressin.]
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