vasopressin

vasopressin is a valid 11-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does vasopressin mean?

  • noun

    hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules

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