(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "Pressor" 27 May 2011. Web. 2 October 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/pressor/definitions/2048952> |