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adrenaline vs pressor

pressor vs adrenaline

adrenaline and pressor both are nouns.

adrenaline is not an adjective while pressor is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adrenaline Yes No No No
pressor Yes Yes No No
As nouns, pressor is a hypernym of adrenaline; that is, pressor is a word with a broader meaning than adrenaline:
  • adrenaline: a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
  • pressor: 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
Other hypernyms of adrenaline include vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, neurotransmitter.
adrenaline (noun) pressor (noun)
a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action 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
adrenaline (adjective) pressor (adjective)
increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
Difference between adrenaline and pressor

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