- normotensive
- normotensive ormotensive adj. (Med., Physiol.) Pertaining to or having normal blood pressure. [WordNet 1.5]
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normotensive — Indicating a normal arterial blood pressure. SYN: normotonic (2). * * * nor·mo·ten·sive .nȯr mō ten(t) siv adj having normal blood pressure <normotensive offspring of hypertensive parents> normotensive n an individual with normal blood… … Medical dictionary
normotensive — adjective Etymology: normal + o + tensive (as in hypotensive) Date: circa 1941 having normal blood pressure • normotensive noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
normotensive — /nawr moh ten siv/, Pathol. adj. 1. characterized by normal arterial tension or blood pressure. n. 2. a normotensive person. [1940 45; NORMO + TENSIVE, on the model of HYPERTENSIVE, HYPOTENSIVE] * * * … Universalium
normotensive — nor•mo•ten•sive [[t]ˌnɔr moʊˈtɛn sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) pat characterized by normal arterial blood pressure 2) pat a normotensive person • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
normotensive — 1. adjective a) Having normal tension b) Having normal blood pressure See Also: hypertensive, hypotensive 2. noun … Wiktionary
normotensive — adj. of normal blood pressure (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
normotensive — [ˌnɔ:mə(ʊ) tɛnsɪv] adjective Medicine having or denoting a normal blood pressure … English new terms dictionary
normotensive — nor·mo·ten·sive … English syllables
normotensive — adj. describing the state in which the arterial blood pressure is within the normal range. Compare: hypertension, hypotension … The new mediacal dictionary
normotensive — /nɔmoʊˈtɛnsɪv/ (say nawmoh tensiv) adjective having a normal blood pressure. {normo + tensive} …
