hypotension
decreased or lowered blood pressure.
a disease or condition characterized by this symptom.
Origin of hypotension
1- Also called low blood pressure.
Words Nearby hypotension
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How to use hypotension in a sentence
In addition to ensuring that the body doesn’t take on too much radiation, this type of sauna may not be suitable for people with certain types of heart conditions or hypotension.
In pleurisy with effusion and in pericarditis with effusion there is hypotension.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall WarfieldContinuation of hypotension seems never to accompany improvement.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall WarfieldA most interesting and important condition in which hypotension occurs is pulmonary tuberculosis.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall WarfieldThere are some persons who have hypotension, a blood pressure much below the normal.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall Warfield
These cases are not necessarily associated with hypertension; on the contrary there is more apt to be hypotension.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall Warfield
British Dictionary definitions for hypotension
/ (ˌhaɪpəʊˈtɛnʃən) /
pathol abnormally low blood pressure
Derived forms of hypotension
- hypotensive (ˌhaɪpəʊˈtɛnsɪv), adjective
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Scientific definitions for hypotension
[ hī′pə-tĕn′shən ]
Abnormally low blood pressure, especially in the arteries. Also called low blood pressure
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