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pressor

[ pres-er ]
/ ˈprɛs ər /
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adjective Physiology.

causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction.

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Nearby words

pressing, pressing plant, pressingly, pressman, pressmark, pressor, pressor base, pressor fiber, pressor nerve, pressoreceptive, pressoreceptor

Origin of pressor

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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British Dictionary definitions for pressor

pressor

/ (ˈprɛsə, -sɔː) /

adjective

physiol relating to or producing an increase in blood pressure

Word Origin for pressor

C19: from Latin premere to press
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for pressor

pressor

[ prĕs′ôr′, -ər ]

adj.

Producing increased blood pressure.
Causing constriction of the blood vessels.
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