pressor

[ pres-er ]

/ ˈprɛs ər /

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adjective Physiology.

causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction.

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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-

Words nearby pressor

pressmark, press money, press of sail, press on, press one's luck, pressor, pressor base, pressoreceptive, pressoreceptor, pressor fiber, pressor nerve

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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

physiol relating to or producing an increase in blood pressure

Word Origin for pressor

C19: from Latin premere to press

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Medical definitions for pressor

pressor

[ prĕs′ôr′, -ər ]

adj.

Producing increased blood pressure.

Causing constriction of the blood vessels.