Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

hypertensive

 
Dictionary: hy·per·ten·sive   (hī'pər-tĕn'sĭv) pronunciation
Home > Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary

adj.
  1. Of or characterized by hypertension.
  2. Causing an increase in blood pressure: a hypertensive medication.
n.
  1. A person with or susceptible to hypertension.
  2. A drug capable of causing an increase in blood pressure.

Search unanswered questions...

Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

Medical Dictionary: hy·per·ten·sive
Top
Home > Library > Health > Medical Dictionary
(hī'pər-tĕn'sĭv)
adj.
  1. Of or characterized by abnormally increased blood pressure.
  2. Causing an increase in blood pressure.
n.

A person having or susceptible to high blood pressure.

Veterinary Dictionary: hypertensive
Top
Home > Library > Animal Life > Veterinary Dictionary

Characterized by or causing increased tension or pressure, as abnormally high blood pressure.

WordNet: hypertensive
Top
Home > Library > Literature & Language > WordNet
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having abnormally high blood pressure
  Antonyms: hypotensive (meaning #1), normotensive (meaning #1)

 
 

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more