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an·ti·hy·per·ten·sive -.hī-pər-'ten(t)-siv also an·ti·hy·per·ten·sion -'hī-pər-.ten-chən adj used or effective against high blood pressure <\antihypertensive drugs>
antihypertensive n an antihypertensive agent (as a drug)
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an·ti·hy·per·ten·sive (an″te-) (an″ti-hi″pər-tenґsiv) 1. counteracting high blood pressure. 2. an agent that counteracts high blood pressure.Medical dictionary. 2011.