normotensive en · ADJ
Etymology
From normo- + tensive.
Meanings
- Having normal tension.
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Having normal blood pressure.
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...
1986 January 14, MC Houston, “Sodium and hypertension. A review”, in Archives of Internal Medicine, pages 179–185:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more normotensive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most normotensive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |