Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypertensive

/hˌaɪpɚtˈɛnsɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-ten-sive
IPA: /hˌaɪpɚtˈɛnsɪv/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.

noun

A person with hypertension.

noun

A drug or substance that increases blood pressure.

Example Sentences

"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%)."

Etymology

From hyper- + tensive or hypertension + -ive.

Inflected Forms

hypertensives (plural)

Derived Forms

antihypertensive counterhypertensive hypertensively nonhypertensive prehypertensive prohypertensive

Rhymes With

expensive extensive offensive defensive comprehensive intensive inexpensive apprehensive pensive inoffensive counteroffensive

Questions

How do you pronounce hypertensive?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˌaɪpɚtˈɛnsɪv/.
What does hypertensive mean?: Of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.
Where does hypertensive come from?: From hyper- + tensive or hypertension + -ive.

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