English dictionary
pressor
/'pr/E/s/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
ExamplesPressor reflexes.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, <i>pressor</i> nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure; -- opposed to <i>depressor</i>.
Source: webster1913
noun
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any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
Source: WordNet 3.0