vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
n.
A polypeptide hormone usually secreted by non-beta islet cell tumors of the pancreas, producing copious watery diarrhea and fecal electrolyte loss, resulting in hypokalemia.
Words nearby vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
vasitis,
vaso-,
vaso-orchidostomy,
vasoactive,
vasoactive amine,
vasoactive intestinal polypeptide,
vasoconstriction,
vasoconstrictive,
vasoconstrictor,
vasodepression,
vasodepressor