pressor

pressor is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. 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

3. adjective. increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure

   "pressor reflexes"

Synonyms

vasoconstrictor

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in pressor:

prosers, prosser

Common word forms

pressors

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