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Meaning of 'pressor' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pressor [ a.]
- Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure; -- opposed to depressor.

Meaning of 'pressor' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pressor [ a]
Meaning (1):
- increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
Example in sentence:
  • pressor reflexes

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