antihypertensive

[an-tee-hahy-per-ten-siv, an-tahy-]Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology

adjective

acting to reduce hypertension: an antihypertensive drug, diet, or regimen.

noun

a drug, as a diuretic, used to treat hypertension.

Origin of antihypertensive

First recorded in 1955–60; anti- + hypertensive

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Other benefits of removing blood, including the lowering of blood pressure, can be obtained by the use of antihypertensive drugs.
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antihypertensive

[ăn′tē-hī′pər-tĕn′sĭv, an′tī-]

adj.

Reducing high blood pressure.

n.

A drug or treatment that reduces high blood pressure.

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