- 1. 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. Source: opted
- 2. adj. increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure Source: wordnet
- 3. n. 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 Source: wordnet
- 4. 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. Landois & Stirling. Source: webster
- 5. Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase ofpressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites thevasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteriesand consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure; --opposed to depressor. Landois & Stirling. Source: adambom
- 6. a. increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure Source: ecdict
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