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1. (adj.) pressor
causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction.
2. (n.) pressor
a substance or nerve that causes an increase in blood pressure; vasoconstrictor.
Etymology: (1885–90; < LL pressor presser = L *pret-, var. s. of premere to press1+-tor -tor)
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1. (adj) vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor
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
2. (adj) pressor
increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
"pressor reflexes"
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1. (adj) pressor
causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor 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 depressor
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