: an individual affected with hypertension
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
The Clark County Coroner's Office determined that Rose died of natural causes, specifically hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 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
Rose died last September at the age of 83 from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
The Clark County Coroner's Office determined that Rose died of natural causes, specifically hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 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 20 Jun. 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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