Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Vasodilator

Vasodilator , adjective

[Latin vas a vessel + dilator.]

(Physiology) Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vaso-inhibitory, and vasohypotonic nerves, since their stimulation causes relaxation and rest.

Vasodilator , noun

[Latin vas a vessel + dilator.]

(Medicine & Physiology) A substance which causes dilation of blood vessels.