- antidiuretic hormone as a noun:
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antidiuretic hormone
noun
1 antidiuretic hormone
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.
synonyms: ADH, Pitressin, vasopressin.
Polish: antydiuretyna, hormon antydiuretyczny, wazopresyna
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