pitressin   (TTS Sound)

The noun pitressin has 1 sense

• vasopressin, antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin -- (hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules)