Antihypertensives

/ˌæntiˌhaɪpərˈtɛnsɪvz/ noun

Definition

Medications or substances that lower abnormally high blood pressure.

Etymology

Plural of antihypertensive. The -s suffix creates the plural form of this pharmaceutical category name.

Kelly Says

Antihypertensives represent one of medicine's success stories—in 1950, most people with high blood pressure had no treatment options, but today dozens of different classes of these drugs exist, each working through different mechanisms.

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