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I. adjective
Date: 1904
1. characterized by or due to hypotension
2. causing low blood pressure or a lowering of blood pressure <hypotensive drugs> II. noun Date: 1941 a person with hypotension
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hypotensive
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hypotensive — Characterized by low blood pressure or causing reduction in blood pressure. * * * hy·po·ten·sive .hī pō ten(t) siv adj 1) characterized by or due to hypotension <hypotensive shock> 2) causing low blood pressure or a lowering of blood… … Medical dictionary
hypotensive — /huy poh ten siv/, adj. 1. characterized by or causing low blood pressure, as shock. n. 2. a hypotensive person or agent. [1900 05; HYPOTENS(ION) + IVE] * * * … Universalium
hypotensive — ● hypotensif, hypotensive adjectif Qui se rapporte à ou est provoqué par l hypotension … Encyclopédie Universelle
hypotensive — hy•po•ten•sive [[t]ˌhaɪ poʊˈtɛn sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) pat characterized by or causing low blood pressure, as shock 2) a hypotensive person or agent • Etymology: 1900–05; hypotens (ion) + ive … From formal English to slang
hypotensive — hypotension ► NOUN ▪ abnormally low blood pressure. DERIVATIVES hypotensive adjective … English terms dictionary
hypotensive — adjective of or pertaining to hypotension … Wiktionary
hypotensive — adj. of or pertaining to low blood pressure, causing low blood pressure (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
hypotensive — hy·po·tensive … English syllables
hypotensive — I noun a person who has abnormally low blood pressure • Hypernyms: ↑patient II adjective having abnormally low blood pressure • Ant: ↑normotensive, ↑hypertensive … Useful english dictionary
hypotensive anesthesia — anesthesia accompanied by deliberate lowering of blood pressure to reduce blood loss and improve usability of the surgical field … Medical dictionary
