Hypertensive
adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person with hypertension.
- 2 a person who has abnormally high blood pressure wordnet
- 3 A drug or substance that increases blood pressure.
- 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%)."
- 1 having abnormally high blood pressure wordnet
Example
More examples"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%)."
Etymology
From hyper- + tensive or hypertension + -ive.
Related phrases
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