Medical term:

terlipressin

(ter-li-pres'in),

The synthetic vasopressin analogue triglycyl-lysine-vasopressin.

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terlipressin

A drug that releases vasopressin over a period of hours. This is used to help to control bleeding from OESOPHAGEAL VARICES by constricting the small arteries in the intestinal tract. A brand name is Glypressin.

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