hypotension

[ hahy-puh-ten-shuhn ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. decreased or lowered blood pressure.
2. a disease or condition characterized by this symptom.

hypotension

/ ˌhaɪpəʊˈtɛnsɪv; ˌhaɪpəʊˈtɛnʃən /

noun

1. pathol abnormally low blood pressure

hypotension

/ hī′pə-tĕn′shən /

1. Abnormally low blood pressure, especially in the arteries.
2. Also called low blood pressure

Derived Forms

• hypotensive, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypotension¹

First recorded in 1890–95; hypo- + tension

Example Sentences

In addition to ensuring that the body doesn’t take on too much radiation, this type of sauna may not be suitable for people with certain types of heart conditions or hypotension.

From Popular-Science

In pleurisy with effusion and in pericarditis with effusion there is hypotension.

From Project Gutenberg

Continuation of hypotension seems never to accompany improvement.

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A most interesting and important condition in which hypotension occurs is pulmonary tuberculosis.

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There are some persons who have hypotension, a blood pressure much below the normal.

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These cases are not necessarily associated with hypertension; on the contrary there is more apt to be hypotension.

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