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pressor

nounadjective /prɛsər/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 9 WWF 10
Definitions
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

adjective

increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure

“pressor reflexes”

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