1) Raises the blood pressure 
Raises the blood pressure.
Synonym for 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. ... (05 Mar 1998) ... 
(hi″pәr-ten´sәr) pressor.
Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′pĕr-ten′ser, -sōr Synonyms: pressor