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prohypertensive

prohypertensive adjective: that produces hypertension.

Adjective

prohypertensive (comparative more prohypertensive, superlative most prohypertensive)

  1. That produces hypertension
    • It is unlikely however, that involvement of vasopressin and its receptor would serve as the only mechanism to account for the prohypertensive effects of OT in the current study.2015 September 23, “Prolonged Subcutaneous Administration of Oxytocin Accelerates Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension and Renal Damage in Male Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Antonyms of prohypertensive

Forms of prohypertensive

comparativemore prohypertensive
superlativemost prohypertensive

Origin of prohypertensive

From pro- + hypertensive.

Questions about prohypertensive

What does prohypertensive mean?
Prohypertensive means that produces hypertension.
What part of speech is prohypertensive?
Prohypertensive is an adjective.

Words near prohypertensive in the dictionary

  1. prohis
  2. proholiday
  3. prohormonal
  4. prohormone
  5. prohormones
  6. prohypertensive
  7. prohypertrophic
  8. prohypertropic
  9. Proia
  10. Proias
  11. proictal

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