Meanings
adjectiveantihypertension (not comparable)
- not comparableCountering hypertension.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Indo-European*ten-
- Proto-Indo-European*tend-
- Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
- Proto-Italic*tendō
- Latintendō
- Latintēnsiō
- Middle Frenchtension
- Englishtension
- Englishhypertension
- Englishantihypertension
From anti- + hypertension.
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APA
antihypertension. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihypertension
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“antihypertension.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihypertension. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antihypertension,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihypertension.
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