antihypertensive
antihypertensive
Definition
anti·hy·per·ten·sive (---hī′pər ten′siv)
adjective
able to inhibit or control hypertension
noun
an antihypertensive substance or drug
antihypertensive
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- regimen: Catapres may be added to an existing antihypertensive regimen where blood pressure control has not been satisfactorily achieved.
- medication: Of these, 199 are taking some form of specific antihypertensive medication.
- drug: Systematic review: antihypertensive drug therapy in black patients.
- therapy: The highest number of drug therapy interventions was detected in patients under antihypertensive therapy.
- agent: Of the 500 of about 1,000 patients who were willing to participate, 200 patients taking a single antihypertensive agent were selected.
- medicine: Antihypertensive medicines of different groups are often used to reduce blood pressure.
Noun used with modifier
- first-line: Review: low-dose diuretics are the best first-line antihypertensive therapy.
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