antihypertensive
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1. a drug that reduces high blood pressure (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | ace inhibitor, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, |
| definition | : | an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chlorothiazide, diuril, |
| definition | : | a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | catapres, clonidine, |
| definition | : | an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cardura, doxazosin, |
| definition | : | an antihypertensive drug (trade name Cardura) that works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood passes through them more easily; it is also used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | guanabenz, wytensin, |
| definition | : | antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | apresoline, hydralazine, |
| definition | : | an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | labetalol, labetalol hydrochloride, normodyne, trandate, |
| definition | : | antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | maxzide, |
| definition | : | trade name for an antihypertensive drug containing hydrochlorothiazide and another diuretic (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | minipress, prazosin, |
| definition | : | antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rau-sed, raudixin, reserpine, sandril, serpasil, |
| definition | : | antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tenoretic, |
| definition | : | trade name for an antihypertensive drug consisting of a fixed combination of atenolol and a diuretic (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hytrin, terazosin, |
| definition | : | antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | aldactone, spironolactone, |
| definition | : | a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension (noun.substance) |
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