How to pronounce "pressor"

• "pressor" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "pressor"

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• vasoconstrictor
• vasoconstrictive
• pressor

Adjective

increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure; "pressor reflexes"

Synonyms:

• pressor