antihypertensive

noun

Meaning

(pharmaceutical effect) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
(pharmaceutical effect) preventing or counteracting hypertension

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Related words

antihypertensive drug(English)antihypotensive(English)anti-inflammatory(English)antihypertensor(English)antihypoglycemic(English)antidepressant(English)antidopaminergic(English)antihysteric(English)hydrochlorothiazide(English)losartan(English)amlodipine(English)hypertensive(English)

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