Meanings
adjectiveantihypotension (not comparable)
- not comparableCountering hypotension.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
- Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
- Englishhypo-
- Proto-Indo-European*ten-
- Proto-Indo-European*tend-
- Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
- Proto-Italic*tendō
- Latintendō
- Latintēnsiō
- Middle Frenchtension
- Englishtension
- Englishhypotension
- Englishantihypotension
From anti- + hypotension.
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antihypotension. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihypotension
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“antihypotension.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihypotension. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antihypotension,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihypotension.
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