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

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antihypertensive

Merck’s 1958 launch of Diuril, an antihypertensive, helped open a market for what Mr. Werth calls medicine for people who “weren’t quite well but weren’t sick, either.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Patients in the intensive treatment group received multiple classes of hypertensive medications and higher doses of antihypertensive medications in comparison to the usual-treatment group.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2023

For example, one inquiry confirmed reports of intestinal problems associated with an antihypertensive drug.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2016

All of those patients were treated with antihypertensive medicine.

From Reuters ● Mar. 11, 2014

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 Toby Appel