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antihypotensive

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antihypotensive /an·ti·hy·po·ten·sive/ (-ten´siv) counteracting low blood pressure, or an agent that so acts.
antihypotensive
[-hī′pōten′siv]
1 pertaining to a substance or other agent that tends to increase blood pressure.
2 an antihypotensive drug. Compare antihypertensive.

antihypotensive [an″te-, an″ti-hi″po-ten´siv]
1. counteracting low blood pressure.
2. an agent that counteracts low blood pressure.


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