Hypertensive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hypertensive is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.
Meaning
Of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.
More Meanings
- A person with hypertension.
- A drug or substance that increases blood pressure.
Example Sentences
The recorded causes of kidney disease were as follows: diabetic nephropathy (in 21% of the patients), nephroangiosclerosis and glomerulonephritis (18%), interstitial nephropathy (7%), hypertensive nephropathy (5%), polykystosis (5%) and other recorded diagnoses (hereditary disease, solitary kidney, dysglobulinemia, and systemic disease) (22%).
Word Forms
- hypertensives
Antonyms for hypertensive
Common opposites include normotensive, hypotensive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypotension, high-pressure, hypertonic, high-tension, pressor, vasopressor.
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