pressor

[ pres-er ]

adjectivePhysiology.
  1. causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction.

Origin of pressor

1
1885–90; attributive use of Late Latin pressor presser, equivalent to Latin *pret-, variant stem of premere to press1 + -tor-tor, with -tt->-ss-

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How to use pressor in a sentence

  • Along that pressor beam there crept a dull red rod of energy, which surrounded the fugitive shell and brought it slowly to a halt.

    Triplanetary | Edward Elmer Smith
  • They have to aim something—a pressor or tractor beam, most likely—and pick off each rocket separately.

    The Aliens | Murray Leinster
  • Tractor and pressor beams were known to men, of course, but human beings used them only under very special conditions.

    The Aliens | Murray Leinster
  • It had no beam-projectors except small-sized objects which were—which must be—their projectors of tractor and pressor beams.

    The Aliens | Murray Leinster
  • Costigan snapped, as he released his screens and threw all his power into one enormous pressor beam.

    Triplanetary | Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for pressor

pressor

/ (ˈprɛsə, -sɔː) /


adjective
  1. physiol relating to or producing an increase in blood pressure

Origin of pressor

1
C19: from Latin premere to press

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