pressor

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

adjective

increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure

Roots

premerepress- · Latin · press or-or · Latin · agent that does

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Where does pressor come from?

The word pressor breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: press, from Latin premere (“press”); and -or, from Latin or (“agent that does”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.