vasotonic

From vaso- +‎ tonic.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌveɪzoʊˈtɑnɪk/, /ˌvæsoʊˈtɑnɪk/

vasotonic (comparative more vasotonic, superlative most vasotonic)

1. Affecting the tone of vessels (almost always with reference to blood vessels); that is, affecting the muscle tone of the smooth muscle in the walls of blood vessels, thus influencing blood flow within the lumen.

• angiotonic

• phlebotonic, venotonic

• See vasoactive § Related terms

vasotonic (plural vasotonics)

1. A substance (especially a drug) that is vasotonic, usually with reference to a drug that modifies the tone of vessel walls, such as a vasopressor or a phlebotonic.

• vasotocin, vocations