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pressor meaning and definition
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Definition of pressor (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; maintains or increases blood pressure
- synonyms: vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor
PRESSOR adjective
Definition of pressor (adjective)
- increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
- "pressor reflexes"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet