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hypertensive

[ hahy-per-ten-siv ]

adjective

  1. characterized by or causing high blood pressure.

noun

  1. a person who has high blood pressure.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypertensive1

First recorded in 1900–05; hyper- + tensive

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