noun
a drug that reduces high blood pressure
• Syn: ↑antihypertensive drug
• Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug
• Hyponyms:
↑ACE inhibitor, ↑angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ↑chlorothiazide, ↑Diuril, ↑clonidine, ↑Catapres, ↑doxazosin, ↑Cardura, ↑guanabenz, ↑Wytensin, ↑hydralazine, ↑Apresoline, ↑labetalol, ↑labetalol hydrochloride, ↑Trandate, ↑Normodyne, ↑Maxzide, ↑methyldopa, ↑alpha methyl dopa, ↑Aldomet, ↑prazosin, ↑Minipress, ↑reserpine, ↑Raudixin, ↑Rau-Sed, ↑Sandril, ↑Serpasil, ↑Tenoretic, ↑terazosin, ↑Hytrin, ↑spironolactone, ↑Aldactone
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\\"ˌ\ adjective : used or effective against high blood pressure
• antihypertensive noun
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/an'tee huy'peuhr ten"siv, an'tuy-/, Med., Pharm.
adj.
1. acting to reduce hypertension: an antihypertensive drug, diet, or regimen.
n.
2. a drug, as a diuretic, used to treat hypertension.
[1955-60; ANTI- + HYPERTENSIVE]
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antihypertensive /an-ti-hī-pər-tenˈsiv/
adjective
(of a drug or other measure) used to lower the blood pressure
noun
An antihypertensive drug
ORIGIN: ↑anti- (1)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.