Pressor Definition

prĕsôr, -ər
adjective
Designating a nerve which, when stimulated, causes a rise in blood pressure.
Webster's New World

Vasopressor.

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noun
A substance capable of raising blood pressure.
Webster's New World

Vasopressor.

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Other Word Forms of Pressor

Noun

Singular:
pressor
Plural:
pressors

Origin of Pressor

  • Late Latin one who presses from Latin pressus past participle of premere to press press1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

PPRPRE

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RORSOR

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