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  1. pressor
    [adj] - (physiology) increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=pressor

  2. Pressor
    An agent, neurologic or hormonal, that increases blood pressure.
    Found op http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/MedHerbGloss2.txt

  3. Pressor
    Pressor: Causing a rise in blood pressure. A pressor base is a substance (chemically classified as a base) capable of raising the blood pressure. A pressor nerve is a nerve that, when stimulated, increases the blood pressure. A pressor reflex is a nerve reflex that constricts arterioles (small blood...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=9565

  4. Pressor
    Press'or adjective (Physiol.) 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 consequentl...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/156

  5. pressor
    <physiology> Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor nerve fibres, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure. ... Compare: depressor....
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?pressor

  6. pressor
    adjective increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure; `pressor reflexes`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pressor

  7. pressor
    (pres´or) tending to increase blood pressure.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  8. 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.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pressor/

  9. Pressor
    Picture taken of Yellow Snail crossing onto the main trunk, Vythiri, Kerala. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressor

  10. pressor
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pres′ŏr, -ōr Definitions: 1. Exciting to vasomotor activity; producing increased blood pressure; denoting afferent nerve fibers that, when stimulated, excite vasoconstrictors, which increase peripheral resistance. Synonyms: hypertensor
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=71953

  11. pressor
    1) Force per unit area 2) Pressure 3) Pressure level 4) Vital sign
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/pressor/1

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