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vasohypertonic
Vasoconstrictor Vas`o*con*strict"or, a. (Physiol.) Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vasohypertonic.

Meaning of Hypertonic from wikipedia

- have relative to another: hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic. A hypotonic solution example is distilled water. A hypertonic solution has a greater concentration...
- hyponatremia. Inhalation of hypertonic saline has also been shown to help in other respiratory problems, specifically bronchiolitis. Hypertonic saline is currently...
- Plasmolysis is the process in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution. The reverse process, deplasmolysis or cytolysis, can occur if the cell is...
- intravenous fluids is required. Tentative evidence supports nebulized hypertonic saline.[needs update] Evidence for antibiotics, antivirals, bronchodilators...
- with a particularly strong spasm or with weakened connective tissue. A hypertonic muscle spasm is a condition of chronic, excessive muscle tone (i.e., tension...
- rapid change in the movement of water across its cell membrane. Under hypertonic conditions - conditions of high concentrations of either salts, substrates...
- of a cell after exposure to a hypertonic solution, due to the loss of water through osmosis.: 229–230  In a hypertonic environment, the cell has a lower...
- countercurrent system in the renal medulla provides the mechanism for generating a hypertonic interstitium, which allows the recovery of solute-free water from within...
- Uterine hyperstimulation or hypertonic uterine dysfunction is a potential complication of labor induction. This is displa**** as Uterine tachysystole- the...
- Thin descending loop of Henle H2O Reabsorbs via medullary hypertonicity and makes urine hypertonic. Thick ascending loop of Henle Na+ (10–20%), K+, Cl−; indirectly...