Medical Definition of Ornipressin

1. 8-l-ornithine vasopressin. A synthetic analog of vasopressin with ornithine in position 8 of the cyclic octapeptide chain. It is used as a local vasoconstrictor and haemostatic. Pharmacological action: haemostatics, renal agents, vasoconstrictor agents. Chemical name: Vasopressin, 8-L-ornithine- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ornipressin

ornateness
ornatenesses
ornater
ornatest
ornating
ornature
orned
ornee
ornerier
orneriest
orneriness
ornerinesses
ornery
ornidazole
orning
ornipressin (current term)
ornis
ornises
ornith-
ornithes
ornithic
ornithichnite
ornithichnites
ornithichnology
ornithinaemia
ornithine
ornithine-oxo-acid transaminase
ornithine acetyltransferase
ornithine carbamoyltransferase
ornithine cycle

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