What does pressor mean?
Definitions for pressor
ˈprɛs ərpres·sor
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Princeton's WordNet
vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressoradjective
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
pressoradjective
increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
"pressor reflexes"
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pressor
A pressor is a type of drug or agent that constricts blood vessels, leading to an increase in blood pressure. It is usually used in medical emergencies, such as severe heart conditions or in patients with critically low blood pressure.
Webster Dictionary
Pressoradjective
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pressor in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pressor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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