English Explanatory Dictionary

desmopressin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A synthetic replacement for vasopressin.

Word forms

desmopressin

Etymology

Desmo: word-forming element used in scientific compounds and meaning "band, bond, ligament," from Greek desmos "bond, fastening, chain," related to dein "to bind," from PIE root *dē- "to bind." Pressin: from vasopressin, the hormone that desmopressin is an analogue of, that causes increased blood pressure.

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