antihypertensive

American  

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

adjective

1. acting to reduce hypertension.

   an antihypertensive drug, diet, or regimen.

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of antihypertensive

First recorded in 1955–60; anti- + hypertensive

Example Sentences

The results show that long-term use of antihypertensive drugs, cholesterol-lowering drugs, diuretics and blood-thinning drugs is associated with between 4 and 25 percent lower risk of dementia.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

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