hypertensor


pressor

 [pres´er] tending to increase blood pressure.

pres·sor

(pres'ŏr, -ōr), Exciting to vasomotor activity; producing increased blood pressure; denoting afferent nerve fibers that, when stimulated, excite vasoconstrictors, which increase peripheral resistance. Synonym(s): hypertensor [L. premo, pp. pressus, to press]

pres·sor

(pres'ŏr) Exciting to vasomotor activity; producing increased blood pressure; denoting afferent nerve fibers that, when stimulated, excite vasoconstrictors, which increase peripheral resistance.
Synonym(s): hypertensor.
[L. premo, pp. pressus, to press]