antihypertensive
- noun
- /ˌæntihaɪˈpɜrˌtɛnˌsɪv/
- Specialized
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antihipertensivo
- He takes an antihypertensive every day to manage his hypertension.
Examples
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The doctor prescribed an antihypertensive to help lower my blood pressure.
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Investigators were not restricted on the types or classes of antihypertensive that could be used to achieve the target blood pressure, but chlorthalidone was encouraged (Wright et al., 2015).
Academic text (2016) -
Antihypertensive and antidepressant medication statuses were assessed at the Wave IV in-home interview.
Academic text (2016) -
When hypertension was defined as self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertension, antihypertensive medication use, or elevated blood pressure measurements, the prevalence of hypertension was 37%.
Academic text (2012) -
Many people with high blood pressure rely on an antihypertensive for effective treatment.
Synonyms
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3.9
A medicine that lowers blood pressure and heart rate and treats some heart rhythm problems
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4.2
A medicine that lowers blood pressure by blocking a body chemical that narrows blood vessels
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5.3
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure and helps a weak heart by making blood vessels wider
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8.1
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure
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7.3
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels
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6.7
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure by blocking signals that make the heart beat faster and blood vessels tighten
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7.8
A medicine that relaxes blood vessels to lower high blood pressure and ease chest pain
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5.5
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure and helps the heart by relaxing blood vessels
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure by widening blood vessels
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure by blocking some heart and blood vessel signals
A drug that treats high blood pressure and fast heartbeat by slowing the heart
A medicine that lowers blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels and helping the body remove salt and water
A drug that blocks angiotensin II to lower high blood pressure or help heart failure
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure, helps the heart, and reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke
A medicine used to lower high blood pressure and treat heart failure
A drug that makes you pass more urine to lower blood pressure
A medicine that makes you pee more to lower blood pressure and reduce extra body water
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
antihypertensive = hypertensive (semi-transparent) = anti + hypertensive
The word is transparently formed by adding anti- to hypertensive, though the medical base is specialized.
Etymology
The word antihypertensive is made of anti- ('against'), hyper- ('too much') and tensive (like tension, 'pressure'), so it means 'against too much pressure'. That's why an antihypertensive is a medicine used to lower high blood pressure.