Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

normotensive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: nor-moten-sive
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having normal tension.

adj

Having normal blood pressure.

noun

A person who has normal blood pressure.

Example Sentences

"Abnormal sodium metabolism may be critical in the causation of certain forms of hypertension... These high-risk patients in whom subsequent hypertension may be prevented include normotensive patients with family histories of hypertension..."

Etymology

From normo- + tensive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: normo

Inflected Forms

more normotensive (comparative) most normotensive (superlative) normotensives (plural)

Derived Forms

normotension

Frequently Paired Words

hypertensive hypotensive

Synonyms

nonhypertensive

Questions

What does normotensive mean?: Having normal tension.
Where does normotensive come from?: From normo- + tensive.

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