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Hypertensive

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.

    "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%)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having abnormally high blood pressure wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person with hypertension.
  2. 2
    a person who has abnormally high blood pressure wordnet
  3. 3
    A drug or substance that increases blood pressure.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hyper- + tensive or hypertension + -ive.

Etymology 2

From hyper- + tensive or hypertension + -ive.

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