pitressin

NOUN

9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

pitressin is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

P3I1T1R1E1S1S1I1N1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33

MEANING

What does pitressin mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

1

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 ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE VASOPRESSIN

BROADER

ENDOCRINE HORMONE INTERNAL SECRETION PRESSOR VASOCONSTRICTIVE VASOCONSTRICTOR

AT THE BOARD

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