pressor

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
adjective increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure

Costigan snapped, as he released his screens and threw all his power into one enormous pressor beam. — Triplanetary, E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith

vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive

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