#dilator  a drug that causes dilation
  supertype:  drug  a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
  subtype:  vasodilator__vasodilative  a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
     subtype:  amyl_nitrate  a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris
     subtype:  butyl_nitrite__butylnitrite__isobutyl_nitrite  a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers
     subtype:  diazoxide__Hyperstat  vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension
     subtype:  hydralazine__Apresoline  an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
     subtype:  minoxidil__Loniten__Rogaine  a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness
     subtype:  Nitrospan__Nitrostat  trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris
     subtype:  pentaerythritol__Peritrate  a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris
     subtype:  tolazoline  vasodilator that is used to treat spasms of peripheral blood vessels (as in acrocyanosis)
     subtype:  nitroglycerin__nitroglycerine__trinitroglycerin__glyceryl_trinitrate__glyceryltrinitrate__Nitrospan__Nitrostat  a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)

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