: an individual affected with hypertension
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Doha Madani, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
During and After Pregnancy These terms help explain the differences between hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and after childbirth:1
Gestational hypertension: High blood pressure during pregnancy of 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or higher without organ damage or protein in the urine.
—Khadeja Haye, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
Antihistamines, anti-depressants, anti-hypertensives, and even oral contraceptives can lead to tear film deficiencies as well.
—Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 2 Nov. 2017
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Adjective
Other conditions were listed as contributing factors in the medical examiners report, including hypertensive cardiovascular disease and morbid obesity.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
During and After Pregnancy These terms help explain the differences between hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and after childbirth:1
Gestational hypertension: High blood pressure during pregnancy of 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or higher without organ damage or protein in the urine.
—Khadeja Haye, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
The other thing is that India also has a lot of hypertensives.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
Antihistamines, anti-depressants, anti-hypertensives, and even oral contraceptives can lead to tear film deficiencies as well.
—Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 2 Nov. 2017
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“Hypertensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypertensive. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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hypertensive
1 of 2 adjective
hy·per·ten·sive
ˌhī-pər-ˈten(t)-siv 
: marked by or due to hypertension
hypertensive emergencies
hypertensive renal disease
also
: affected with hypertension
a hypertensive patient
hypertensive
2 of 2 noun
: one affected with hypertension
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