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    pressor - Dictionary definition and meaning for word pressor

    Definition
    (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 Definition
    (adj) increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
    Example Sentence
    • pressor reflexes
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