counterhypertensive

adjective

Countering hypertension.

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Meanings

adjectivecounterhypertensive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCountering hypertension.

    Shan et al [40 ] also demonstrated that within the NTS, AT 1 inhibited further blood pressure elevation in the SHR, acting as a counterhypertensive mechanism involving inflammatory/angiogenic cells.

    2015 September 16, “Early Training-Induced Reduction of Angiotensinogen in Autonomic Areas—The Main Effect of Exercise on Brain Renin-Angiotensin System in Hypertensive Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From counter- + hypertensive.

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APA

counterhypertensive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterhypertensive

MLA

“counterhypertensive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterhypertensive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterhypertensive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterhypertensive.

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