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normotensive

 [nor″mo-ten´siv]
1. characterized by normal tension, tone, or pressure, as by normal blood pressure.
2. a person with normal blood pressure.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

nor·mo·ten·sive

(nōr'mō-ten'siv), Avoid the erroneous phrase normal tensive.
Indicating a normal arterial blood pressure.
Synonym(s): normotonic (2)
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normotensive

(nôr′mō-tĕn′sĭv)
adj.
Having normal blood pressure; not hypertensive or hypotensive.
nor′mo·ten′sive n.
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normotensive

adjective Referring to blood pressure which is normal (117/72 mm Hg).  Based on a meta-analysis of 22 published studies analyzing 2638 subjects, the daytime range is 101–143/62–91 mm Hg; the nighttime range is 86–127/48–79 mm Hg.
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normotensive

Cardiology adjective Referring to a blood pressure that is normal–117/72 mm Hg; daytime, 122/77; nighttime 106/6, based on metanalysis. See Hypertension, Hypotension.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

nor·mo·ten·sive

(nōr'mō-ten'siv)
Indicating a normal arterial blood pressure.
Synonym(s): normotonic (2) .
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

nor·mo·ten·sive

(nōr'mō-ten'siv)
Indicating a normal arterial blood pressure.
Synonym(s): normotonic (2) .
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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