antihypertensive

antihypertensive
noun
a drug that reduces high blood pressure
• Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug
• Hyponyms:

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\\"ˌ\ adjective
Etymology: anti- (I) + hypertension + -ive
: used or effective against high blood pressure
• antihypertensive noun

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/an'tee huy'peuhr ten"siv, an'tuy-/, Med., Pharm.
adj.
1. acting to reduce hypertension: an antihypertensive drug, diet, or regimen.
n.
2. a drug, as a diuretic, used to treat hypertension.
[1955-60; ANTI- + HYPERTENSIVE]

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antihypertensive /an-ti-hī-pər-tenˈsiv/
adjective
(of a drug or other measure) used to lower the blood pressure
noun
An antihypertensive drug
ORIGIN: ↑anti- (1)

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  • antihypertensive — noun Date: circa 1957 a substance that is effective against high blood pressure • antihypertensive adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • antihypertensive drug — noun a drug that reduces high blood pressure • Syn: ↑antihypertensive • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • antihypertensive — 1. noun an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension 2. adjective preventing or counteracting hypertension …   Wiktionary

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