vasopressor

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor,
definition	:	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 (noun.artifact)