Pressor


Causing a rise in blood pressure.

A pressor base is a substance (chemically classified as a base) capable of raising the blood pressure.

A pressor nerve is a nerve that, when stimulated, increases the blood pressure.

A pressor reflex is a nerve reflex that constricts arterioles (small blood vessels) and thereby increases the blood pressure.

A pressor substance is any substance that elevates arterial blood pressure. For example, prostacyclin (also known as prostaglandin PGI2) is a potent pressor agent.

The word “pressor” comes from the French verb “presser” meaning “to exert pressure” or “to squeeze.”

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    A substance that elevates the arterial blood pressure. For example, prostacyclin (prostaglandin PGI2) is a potent pressor substance. In medicine, pressor refers to raising the blood pressure. The word comes from the French verb “presser” meaning “to exert pressure” or “to squeeze.”

  • Pressure neuropathy

    “Pinching” a nerve by putting too much pressure on it. For example, the sciatic nerve may be painfully compressed by a ruptured disc in the lower spine, causing sciatica. Pressure neuropathy is also called nerve compression. In pressure neuropathy there is excessive pressure on a nerve root or a peripheral nerve leading to ischemia (not […]

  • Pressure sore

    A sore area of skin that develops when the blood supply to it is cut off for more than two to three hours due to pressure on it and lack of movement. As the skin dies, the pressure sore first appears as a red painful area, which in time turns purple. Left untreated, the skin […]

  • Pressure urticaria

    An uncommon type of hives (urticaria) that occurs after the skin has been under pressure, often the feet after standing or the buttocks after sitting for a long time or areas where clothing is tight. The hives may begin hours after the pressure on the skin has ceased. The hives last 8 to 72 hours […]

  • Pressure, intraocular

    The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The intraocular pressure is increased in glaucoma. In acute angle-closure glaucoma, the intraocular pressure rises because the canal into which the fluid in the front part of the eye normally drains is suddenly blocked. In chronic glaucoma, there is a gradual imbalance between […]


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