pressor
pressor · pressors
Synonym of vasopressorSynonym of vasopressor.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of vasopressor.
More definitions
- 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
Forms
plural: pressorsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:vasoconstrictorvasoconstrictive
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedpressor beam
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