Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pressor | Yes | Yes | No | No |
blood pressure | Yes | No | No | No |
pressor (noun) | blood pressure (noun) |
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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 | the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health |
pressor (adjective) | blood pressure (adjective) |
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increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure |