- hypertensive Medicine
- hypertensive Medicineadjective exhibiting hypertension.noun a person with high blood pressure.
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hypertensive Medicine
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hypertensive — 1. Marked by an increased blood pressure. 2. Denoting a person suffering from high blood pressure. * * * hy·per·ten·sive .hī pər ten(t) siv adj marked by or due to hypertension <hypertensive emergencies> <hypertensive renal disease>… … Medical dictionary
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hypertensive nephrosclerosis — the most common kind of arteriolar nephrosclerosis, due to hypertension of the renal arterioles … Medical dictionary
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