pressor

pres·sor (pr

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, -

adj.

Causing an increase in blood pressure.

[Late Latin, one who presses, from Latin pressus, past participle of premere, to press; see press¹.]

pressor [ˈprɛsə -sɔː]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol relating to or producing an increase in blood pressure

[from Latin premere to press]

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Noun	1.	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 vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor adrenergic, adrenergic drug - drug that has the effects of epinephrine angiotensin, angiotonin, Hypertensin - any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels lypressin - an antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus naphazoline, Privine, Sudafed - vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation vasopressor - any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure) low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" noradrenaline, norepinephrine - a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses Adrenalin, adrenaline, epinephrin, epinephrine - a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action ADH, antidiuretic hormone, Pitressin, vasopressin - hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules agent - an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" nicotine - an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide
Adj.	1.	pressor - increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure; "pressor reflexes" physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

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pressor

adj attr (Med) → blutdruckerhöhend

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ADH Adrenalin adrenaline adrenergic adrenergic drug angiotensin angiotonin antidiuretic hormone compander epinephrin epinephrine frigidity Frigidness Hypertensin low temperature lypressin naphazoline nicotine noradrenaline	In a study of the relationship between scores on masculine gender role stress and blood pressure reactivity, men exposed to the cold pressor test (in which hands are submerged in ice cold water) were given either neutral instructions (in which they were told they were simply providing physiological data) or masculine challenge instructions (in which they were told that exposure of their hands in ice cold water was a measure of strength, endurance and ability to withstand pain). The relationships between masculinity variables, health risk ... by Levant, Ronald F.; Wimer, David J.; Williams, Christine M.; Smalley, K. Bryant; Noronha, Delilah / International Journal of Men's Health First, it confirmed that methadone-maintained patients demonstrated hyperalgesia and not allydonia when pain sensitivity was measured with the cold pressor test. Opioids treatment ups pain sensitivity by Asian News International 6,10) The use of epinephrine or other pressor ammines can cause a hypertensive crisis in a patient with uncontrolled hyperthyroidism. Thyroid disease and oral health by Roggow, Sandi / Access	press secretary press stud Press work press-gang press-up pressboard Pressburg Pressburger pressed Pressed brick presser Presser bar Presser foot Pressgang pressie pressing pressingly Pression Pressiroster Pressirostral Pressitant Pressive Pressly pressman pressmark pressor Presspack pressroom presstime Pressurage pressure pressure altitude pressure breathing pressure cabin pressure cooker pressure dome pressure drag pressure feed pressure front pressure gage pressure gauge pressure gradient pressure group pressure head pressure level pressure mine pressure mine circuit pressure plate pressure point pressure sensation pressure sore	Pressing to death pressing upon pressing upon pressing upon pressingly pressingly pressingly pressings pressings pressings Pression Pression Nominale Pression Positive Résiduelle Expiratoire Pressioni Arteriose Monitorate E Loro Associazioni Pressiroster Pressirostral Pressitant Pressive Pressley Pressley Pressluft Zentrale Teichmann Pressly Pressly pressman pressman pressmark pressmarks pressmen pressolution pressolved pressor pressor base pressor f pressor f pressor f pressor f pressor f's pressor fiber pressor fibers pressor fibers pressor fibers pressor fibers pressor nerve pressor nerve pressor nerve pressor nerve pressor receptor Pressor Response to a Saline Load pressor substance pressor substance pressor substance pressor substance pressoreceptive pressoreceptor pressoreceptor Pressoreceptors Pressoreceptors Pressoreceptors pressosensitive Presspack pressroom

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ADH
Adrenalin
adrenaline
adrenergic
adrenergic drug
angiotensin
angiotonin
antidiuretic hormone
compander
epinephrin
epinephrine
frigidity
Frigidness
Hypertensin
low temperature
lypressin
naphazoline
nicotine
noradrenaline

In a study of the relationship between scores on masculine gender role stress and blood pressure reactivity, men exposed to the cold pressor test (in which hands are submerged in ice cold water) were given either neutral instructions (in which they were told they were simply providing physiological data) or masculine challenge instructions (in which they were told that exposure of their hands in ice cold water was a measure of strength, endurance and ability to withstand pain).

The relationships between masculinity variables, health risk ... by Levant, Ronald F.; Wimer, David J.; Williams, Christine M.; Smalley, K. Bryant; Noronha, Delilah / International Journal of Men's Health

First, it confirmed that methadone-maintained patients demonstrated hyperalgesia and not allydonia when pain sensitivity was measured with the cold pressor test.

Opioids treatment ups pain sensitivity by Asian News International

6,10) The use of epinephrine or other pressor ammines can cause a hypertensive crisis in a patient with uncontrolled hyperthyroidism.

Thyroid disease and oral health by Roggow, Sandi / Access

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