See Also: argipressin(medicine)

discursory (iou) and argipressin (medicine)


discursory (iou)



discursory adjective. rare. L16.
[medieval Latin discursorius, from discurs-: see DISCOURSE noun, -ORY2.]
Of the Nature of discourse or reasoning. L16-E17.
Discursive, digressive. L19.

argipressin (medicine)


argipressin
<chemical> Cys-tyr-phe-gln-asn-cys-pro-arg-gly-nh2, cyclic 1-6 disulfide. The usual mammalian antidiuretic hormone, it is a cyclic nonapeptide with arginine in position 8 of the chain. Argipressin is used to treat diabetes insipidus and as haemostatic because of its vasoconstrictor action.

Pharmacological action: haemostatics, renal agents, vasoconstrictor agents.

Chemical name: Vasopressin, 8-L-arginine-