antihypertensive
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
anti- + hypertensive = anti- + hypertension + -ive
Noun[edit]
antihypertensive (plural antihypertensives)
- (pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension.
Hyponyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- hypotensive (often synonymous)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
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Adjective[edit]
antihypertensive (not comparable)
- (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
Antonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- hypotensive (often synonymous)
- nonhypertensive
Translations[edit]
preventing or counteracting hypertension
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