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antihypertension

antihypertension adjective: countering hypertension.

Adjective

antihypertension (not comparable)

  1. Countering hypertension.

Origin of antihypertension

From anti- + hypertension.

Questions about antihypertension

What does antihypertension mean?
Antihypertension means countering hypertension.
What part of speech is antihypertension?
Antihypertension is an adjective.

Words near antihypertension in the dictionary

  1. antihyperlipoproteinemic
  2. antihyperlipoproteinemics
  3. antihyperon
  4. antihyperons
  5. antihypersensitivity
  6. antihypertension
  7. antihypertensive
  8. antihypertensives
  9. antihypertensor
  10. antihypertensors
  11. antihypertriacylglycerolemia

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