Definition of Hypertensive

1. Noun. A person who has abnormally high blood pressure.

Generic synonyms: Patient

2. Adjective. Having abnormally high blood pressure.

Definition of Hypertensive

1. Adjective. of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension ¹

2. Noun. a person with hypertension ¹

3. Noun. a drug that increases blood pressure ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hypertensive

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Medical Definition of Hypertensive

1. 1. Marked by an increased blood pressure. 2. Denoting a person suffering from high blood pressure. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypertensive

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hypertasks
hypertax
hypertaxes
hypertechnical
hypertelescope
hypertelescopes
hypertelorism
hypertelorisms
hypertense
hypertensin
hypertensinogen
hypertension
hypertensions
hypertensive (current term)
hypertensive angiopathy
hypertensive arteriopathy
hypertensive arteriosclerosis
hypertensive encephalopathy
hypertensive retinopathy
hypertensively
hypertensives
hypertensor
hypertestoidism
hypertext
hypertext mark-up language
hypertext markup language
hypertext system
hypertext transfer protocol

Literary usage of Hypertensive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. 5th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Detection, Evaluation, And by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"hypertensive Crises: Emergencies and Urgencies hypertensive emergencies are those ... Examples include hypertensive encephalopathy, intracranial hemorrhage, ..."

2. Physical Diagnosis by Richard Clarke Cabot (1919)
"Hence, the term "hypertensive cardio-vascular disease" is often used as synonymous with the lesions which I am about to describe. ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... in the case of hypertensive and normotensive patients under the circumstances of parallel normalization and keeping the tension and serum cholesterol on ..."

4. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Percent Distribution of NIDDM and Nondiabetic Populations Age >18 Years According to Whether a Doctor Previously Diagnosed Hypertension and hypertensive ..."

5. Clinical Cardiology by Selian Neuhof (1917)
"Valvular disease and myocardial insufficiency with and without hyperten((a) hypertensive cardiovascular disease with myocarditis. ..."

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