Associations to the word «Vasopressor»

Wiktionary

VASOPRESSOR, adjective. (medicine) Of or relating to the constriction on blood vessels which eventually causes a rise in blood pressure
VASOPRESSOR, noun. (medicine) an agent that causes such constriction

Dictionary definition

VASOPRESSOR, noun. Any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats