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hy⋅per⋅ten⋅sive

  [hahy-per-ten-siv]
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–adjective
1. characterized by or causing high blood pressure.
–noun
2. a person who has high blood pressure.
Origin:
1900–05; hyper- + tensive
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hy·per·ten·sive   (hī'pər-těn'sĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of or characterized by hypertension.

  2. Causing an increase in blood pressure: a hypertensive medication.

n.  

  1. A person with or susceptible to hypertension.

  2. A drug capable of causing an increase in blood pressure.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1hy·per·ten·sive
Pronunciation: "hI-p&r-'ten(t)-siv
Function: adjective
: marked by a rise in blood pressure : suffering or caused by hypertension

Main Entry: 2hypertensive
Function: noun
: one affected with hypertension
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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hypertensive hy·per·ten·sive (hī'pər-těn'sĭv)
adj.

  1. Of or characterized by abnormally increased blood pressure.

  2. Causing an increase in blood pressure.

n.
A person having or susceptible to high blood pressure.

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