Meaning of 'pressor'

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Meaning of ‘pressor’

2 definitions found.

pressor

adjective

increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure

Example: "pressor reflexes"

noun

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

Synonyms: vasoconstrictor vasoconstrictive

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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