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vasopressor vs pressor

pressor vs vasopressor

vasopressor and pressor both are nouns.

vasopressor is not an adjective while pressor is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vasopressor Yes No No No
pressor Yes Yes No No
As nouns, pressor is a hypernym of vasopressor; that is, pressor is a word with a broader meaning than vasopressor:
  • vasopressor: any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)
  • 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 vasopressor include vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor.
vasopressor (noun) pressor (noun)
any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial 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
vasopressor (adjective) pressor (adjective)
increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
Difference between vasopressor and pressor

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