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Vasopressin

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
antidiuretic hormone
plural
Vasopressins
possessive
Vasopressin's
pluralpossessive
Vasopressins'