Associations to the word «Antihypertensive»

Wiktionary

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE, noun. (pharmaceutical drug) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
ANTIHYPERTENSIVE, adjective. (pharmacology) preventing or counteracting hypertension

Dictionary definition

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE, noun. A drug that reduces high blood pressure.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats