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

 va·so·pres·sin /ˌvæsəˈprɛsɪn/ 名詞
 血管加壓素, 增壓素, 抗利尿激素, β-hypophamine 乙型腦下垂體後葉素

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 vasopressin
      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: antidiuretic
           hormone, ADH, Pitressin]