adjective
hypotensive
adjective
1
Relating to or causing abnormally low blood pressure.
"The patient became hypotensive after losing a significant amount of blood."
noun
1
A drug used to lower blood pressure.
"The doctor prescribed a hypotensive to bring her readings down."
How to Use Hypotensive
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo do with abnormally low blood pressure — the opposite of hypertensive.
Common mistake
Easy to mix up with "hypertensive" (high blood pressure) — the prefixes hypo- and hyper- are opposites.
Easily confused with
hypertensive
Word Forms
more hypotensive comparative, hypotensives plural, most hypotensive superlative
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Etymology
From hypo- ("under") + tensive, related to "tension."