Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having abnormally high blood pressure: Describes a medical condition or a person whose blood pressure is consistently above the normal range.
2. Noun:
   • A person who has abnormally high blood pressure: Refers to an individual diagnosed with hypertension.

Usage

• Adjective: Used to describe a medical state, a condition, or a patient.
  • The doctor diagnosed him with a hypertensive disorder.
  • She is on medication for a hypertensive crisis.
• Noun: Used to refer to the person affected by the condition.
  • This diet is recommended for hypertensives.
  • As a hypertensive, he must monitor his blood pressure daily.

Advanced Usage

• "Hypertensive emergency": A severe, life-threatening stage of high blood pressure requiring immediate medical treatment to prevent organ damage.
  • The patient was admitted to the ICU due to a hypertensive emergency.
• "Hypertensive medication/therapy": Treatment specifically aimed at lowering high blood pressure.
  • Her hypertensive medication successfully controls her blood pressure.

Variants and Related Words

• Hypertension (n): The medical term for the condition of high blood pressure itself.
  • Untreated hypertension can lead to heart disease.
• Antihypertensive (adj/n): (Adjective) Describing a substance that reduces high blood pressure. (Noun) A drug used to treat hypertension.
  • He was prescribed an antihypertensive drug.

Synonyms

• Adjective: High-blood-pressure (as a compound modifier, e.g., ).
• Noun: Hypertension patient, high-blood-pressure patient.

Notes on Meaning

The word is primarily a medical/clinical term. The adjective form is more commonly used than the noun form in general language. The noun form is often used in a collective or general sense when discussing patient groups or treatment plans.

Adjective

1. having abnormally high blood pressure

Noun

1. a person who has abnormally high blood pressure