PRESSOR


Meaning of PRESSOR in English

/pres"euhr/ , adj. Physiol.

causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction.

[ 1885-90; attributive use of LL pressor presser, equiv. to L * pret-, var. s. of premere to PRESS 1 + -tor -TOR, with -tt- > -ss- ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .