pressor

Causing an increase in blood pressure.

Causing constriction of the smaller blood-vessels and a consequent rise of blood-pressure.

Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; ; — opposed to depressor.

vasopressor

vasopressor

increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure

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