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Hyperstat

Hyperstat

9.7
A medicine that lowers very high blood pressure quickly in emergencies
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪpərˌstæt/
  • Archaic
: Hyperstat
  • The doctor prescribed Hyperstat to quickly reduce the patient's dangerously high blood pressure.

Examples

  • Because Hyperstat acts as a potent vasodilator, it was administered in emergency situations.

  • The doctor prescribed Hyperstat for my severe hypertension.

  • After the introduction of newer medications, Hyperstat became less common in the treatment of hypertension.

  • Many patients have benefited from Hyperstat treatment.

  • The doctor prescribed Hyperstat to quickly reduce the patient's dangerously high blood pressure.

  • After the introduction of newer medications, Hyperstat became less common in the treatment of hypertension.

  • Because Hyperstat acts as a potent vasodilator, it was administered in emergency situations.

Synonyms

diazoxide
vsHyperstat
  • Specialized
8.6

A drug that widens blood vessels to lower very high blood pressure

is the brand name for the same drug and marks earlier usage

Surface Forms

Hyperstat singular
Hyperstats plural

Etymology

Hyperstat comes from two parts: hyper- meaning 'too high' (as in hypertension) and -stat meaning 'to stop' or 'control' (think thermostat). So the name suggests a drug that 'stops' or quickly controls something that is too high, which fits its use to lower very high blood pressure.