Pressor Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Pressor

Meaning 1 : 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
Meaning 2 : increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure

    Example : pressor reflexes


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