Definition of Vasopressor

1. Noun. Any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure).


Definition of Vasopressor

1. Adjective. (medicine) Of or relating to the constriction on blood vessels which eventually causes a rise in blood pressure ¹

2. Noun. (medicine) an agent that causes such constriction ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Vasopressor

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Medical Definition of Vasopressor

1. 1. Stimulating contraction of the muscular tissue of the capillaries and arteries. 2. An agent that stimulates contraction of the muscular tissue of the capillaries and arteries. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vasopressor

vasomotor nerve
vasomotor neurosis
vasomotor paralysis
vasomotor rhinitis
vasomotor spasm
vasomotor system
vasoneuropathy
vasoneurosis
vasoparalysis
vasoparesis
vasopressin
vasopressin-converting aminopeptidase
vasopressin-resistant diabetes
vasopressin level
vasopressins
vasopressor (current term)
vasopressor reflex
vasopressors
vasopuncture
vasoreflex
vasorelaxant
vasorelaxation
vasosection
vasosensory
vasospasm
vasospasms
vasospastic
vasostimulant
vasostomy
vasothrombin

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