pressor

[ pres-er ]

adjective

, Physiology.

1. causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction.

pressor

/ ˈprɛsə; -sɔː /

adjective

1. physiol relating to or producing an increase in blood pressure

Word History and Origins

Origin of pressor¹

1885–90; attributive use of Late Latin pressor presser, equivalent to Latin *pret-, variant stem of premere to press ¹ + -tor -tor, with -tt- > -ss-

Word History and Origins

Origin of pressor¹

C19: from Latin premere to press

Example Sentences

“Be cautious of patients who at first appear well as they may quickly decompensate and require fluid resuscitation, pressor support for blood pressure control, and possibly intubation,” Sanders said, among other guidance.

From Fox News

According to the Clinicaltrials.gov website, patients are excluded from the remdesivir expanded access program if there is evidence of multiorgan failure, renal failure or if “pressor” drugs are needed to maintain blood pressure.

From Fox News

We are not meant to live forever, and we should stop acting like there's an expectation of that until our loved ones are in the CCU on a ventilator with several pressors.

From New York Times

In 2006, for instance, a team that included Angst and Clark gave the cold pressor test to six people with chronic lower back pain before and after a monthlong course of morphine pills.

From Science Magazine

Cortisol levels, a known indication of stress, were manipulated using the cold pressor stress test, with no significant sex differences in baseline cortisol or degree of cortisol change.

From US News