pressor

[ pres-er ]

/ ˈprɛs ər /

adjective Physiology.

causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction.

Origin of pressor

1885–90; attributive use of Late Latin pressor presser, equivalent to Latin *pret-, variant stem of premere to press¹ + -tor-tor, with -tt->-ss-

Words nearby pressor

pressmark, press money, press of sail, press on, press one's luck, pressor, pressor base, pressoreceptive, pressoreceptor, pressor fiber, pressor nerve

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Example sentences from the Web for pressor

Tractor and pressor beams were known to men, of course, but human beings used them only under very special conditions.
The Aliens|Murray Leinster
Along that pressor beam there crept a dull red rod of energy, which surrounded the fugitive shell and brought it slowly to a halt.
Triplanetary|Edward Elmer Smith
It had no beam-projectors except small-sized objects which were—which must be—their projectors of tractor and pressor beams.
The Aliens|Murray Leinster
They have to aim something—a pressor or tractor beam, most likely—and pick off each rocket separately.
The Aliens|Murray Leinster

When we fired rockets at them, they turned them back with tractor and pressor beams.
The Aliens|Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for pressor

pressor

/ (ˈprɛsə, -sɔː) /

adjective

physiol relating to or producing an increase in blood pressure

Word Origin for pressor

C19: from Latin premere to press

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Medical definitions for pressor

pressor

[ prĕs′ôr′, -ər ]

adj.

Producing increased blood pressure.

Causing constriction of the blood vessels.

单词	pressor
释义	pressor [ pres-er ] / ˈprɛs ər / adjective Physiology. causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction. Origin of pressor 1885–90; attributive use of Late Latin pressor presser, equivalent to Latin *pret-, variant stem of premere to press¹ + -tor-tor, with -tt->-ss- Words nearby pressor pressmark, press money, press of sail, press on, press one's luck, pressor, pressor base, pressoreceptive, pressoreceptor, pressor fiber, pressor nerve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pressor Tractor and pressor beams were known to men, of course, but human beings used them only under very special conditions. The Aliens\|Murray Leinster Along that pressor beam there crept a dull red rod of energy, which surrounded the fugitive shell and brought it slowly to a halt. Triplanetary\|Edward Elmer Smith It had no beam-projectors except small-sized objects which were—which must be—their projectors of tractor and pressor beams. The Aliens\|Murray Leinster They have to aim something—a pressor or tractor beam, most likely—and pick off each rocket separately. The Aliens\|Murray Leinster When we fired rockets at them, they turned them back with tractor and pressor beams. The Aliens\|Murray Leinster British Dictionary definitions for pressor pressor / (ˈprɛsə, -sɔː) / adjective physiol relating to or producing an increase in blood pressure Word Origin for pressor C19: from Latin premere to press Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for pressor pressor [ prĕs′ôr′, -ər ] adj. Producing increased blood pressure. Causing constriction of the blood vessels. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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