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Pressor

Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure; -- opposed to depressor.

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Agent 76% connected

Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.

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Cold 76% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Coldness 76% connected

The state or quality of being cold.

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Frigidness 76% connected

The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection; coldness; dullness.

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Nicotine 76% connected

An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco. It is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor, and an acrid burning taste.…

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Vasoconstrictor 92% connected

Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which the…

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