normotensive

American

[nawr-moh-ten-siv] / ˌnɔr moʊˈtɛn sɪv /

adjective

characterized by normal arterial tension or blood pressure.

noun

a normotensive person.

normotensive British

/ ˌnɔːməʊˈtɛnsɪv /

adjective

having or denoting normal blood pressure

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Etymology

Origin of normotensive

1940–45; normo- + tensive, on the model of hypertensive, hypotensive

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