antihypertensive
noun/adjective
Pronunciation: ˌæntiˌhaɪpərˈtɛnsɪv
Definition
A medication or treatment used to lower abnormally high blood pressure.
Examples
Patients taking an antihypertensive must be monitored regularly to ensure their blood pressure does not drop too low.
The development of new antihypertensive drugs has significantly reduced the incidence of strokes in the elderly population.
He found that his specific antihypertensive caused fewer side effects than the previous medication he had tried.
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