Hypertensive Meaning
/hˌaɪpəˈrtɛnsɪv/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.
nounA person with hypertension.
Sentence Examples
The doctor warned him about being hypertensive.
Hypertensive patients need to monitor their blood pressure.
The doctor prescribed medicine for the hypertensive patient.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor diagnosed the patient with a ____ condition after measuring high blood pressure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor prescribed a daily medication to help manage his acute ____ condition.
Word Origin & History
From hyper- + tensive or hypertension + -ive.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The recorded causes of kidney disease were as follows: diabetic nephropathy (in 21% of the patients), nephroangiosclerosis and glomerulonephritis (18%), interstitial nephropathy (7%), hypertensive nephropathy (5%), polykystosis (5%) and other recorded diagnoses (hereditary disease, solitary kidney, dysglobulinemia, and systemic disease) (22%)."
— 2015 July 17, “The Addition of Vascular Calcification Scores to Traditional Risk Factors Improves Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor diagnosed the patient with a ____ condition after measuring high blood pressure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor prescribed a daily medication to help manage his acute ____ condition.