Showing results for antihypertensive. Search instead for antihypertensive drug.

antihypertensive

American

[an-tee-hahy-per-ten-siv, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˌhaɪ pərˈtɛn sɪv, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

acting to reduce hypertension.

an antihypertensive drug, diet, or regimen.

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of antihypertensive

First recorded in 1955–60; anti- + hypertensive

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

antihypertensive

A study published this week in mSystems adds 2 new strains to the list of potential antihypertensive probiotics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023

That medication is an effective antihypertensive and considered quite safe.

From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022

All of those patients were treated with antihypertensive medicine.

From Reuters ● Mar. 11, 2014

For instance, he refused to treat man with a history of a kidney transplant who had not taken his immunosuppressants or antihypertensive drugs the morning he came in for an IV treatment.

From Time ● Jan. 15, 2013

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

From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023