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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 Pi·tres·sin /pɪˈtrɛsṇ/ 商標
 加壓素,抗利尿激素,後葉加壓素

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Pitressin
      n : 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 [syn: vasopressin,
           antidiuretic hormone, ADH]