VASOPRESSOR

vasopressor

(noun) any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

vasopressor (not comparable)

(medicine) Of or relating to the constriction of blood vessels, which usually causes a rise in blood pressure.

Noun

vasopressor (plural vasopressors)

(medicine) An agent that causes such constriction.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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