PRESSOR
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1S1S1O1R1 = 9
Definition
- adjective increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure.
- 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. — synonyms: vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive
Examples
- “pressor reflexes”
- “maintains or increases blood pressure”