hypotension

[ hahy-puh-ten-shuhn ]

/ ˌhaɪ pəˈtɛn ʃən /

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noun Pathology.

decreased or lowered blood pressure.

a disease or condition characterized by this symptom.

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Also called low blood pressure.

Origin of hypotension

First recorded in 1890–95; hypo- + tension

Words nearby hypotension

hyposulfurous, hyposulfurous acid, hyposulphite, hyposulphurous acid, hypotaxis, hypotension, hypotensive, hypotenuse, hypoth., hypothalamus, hypothallus

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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.
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In pleurisy with effusion and in pericarditis with effusion there is hypotension.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
Continuation of hypotension seems never to accompany improvement.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
A most interesting and important condition in which hypotension occurs is pulmonary tuberculosis.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

There 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

hypotension

/ (ˌhaɪpəʊˈtɛnʃən) /

noun

pathol abnormally low blood pressure

Derived forms of hypotension

hypotensive (ˌhaɪpəʊˈtɛnsɪv), adjective

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Scientific definitions for hypotension

hypotension

[ hī′pə-tĕn′shən ]

Abnormally low blood pressure, especially in the arteries. Also called low blood pressure