- antidiuretic hormone
- antidiuretic hormone n VASOPRESSIN
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(ADH)* * *
vasopressin.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
antidiuretic hormone
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antidiuretic hormone — noun Date: 1942 vasopressin … New Collegiate Dictionary
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antidiuretic hormone — noun another term for vasopressin … English new terms dictionary
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