Definition of "vasopressor" []

• Of, relating to, or causing constriction of blood vessels. (adjective)
• An agent that causes a rise in blood pressure. (noun)

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• "This is referred to as vasopressor (vas'oh-pres'or; "vessel-compressing" L) activity."
• "A study of the vasopressor effects of oxytocics when used intravenously in the third stage of labour."
• "In 1955 he prepared synthetic molecules that showed all the oxytocic, vasopressor and antidiuretic functions of the natural molecules."