Noun
- 1. vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor, agent
- usage: 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
Adjective
- 1. pressor
- usage: increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure; "pressor reflexes"
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