pressor vs vasoconstrictor

vasoconstrictor vs pressor

pressor and vasoconstrictor both are nouns.

pressor is an adjective but vasoconstrictor is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pressor	Yes	Yes	No	No
vasoconstrictor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pressor and vasoconstrictor are synonyms defined as:

pressor and vasoconstrictor: 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 synonyms of pressor include vasoconstrictive.

pressor (noun)	vasoconstrictor (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	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

pressor (adjective)	vasoconstrictor (adjective)
increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure

Difference between pressor and vasoconstrictor

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