ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antihypertensive drug mean? 

• ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG (noun)
  The noun ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG has 1 sense:

1. a drug that reduces high blood pressure

  Familiarity information: ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug that reduces high blood pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

antihypertensive; antihypertensive drug

Hypernyms ("antihypertensive drug" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antihypertensive drug"):

ACE inhibitor; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (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)

chlorothiazide; Diuril (a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension)

Catapres; clonidine (an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches)

Cardura; doxazosin (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)

guanabenz; Wytensin (antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system)

Apresoline; hydralazine (an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure)

labetalol; labetalol hydrochloride; Normodyne; Trandate (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))

Maxzide (trade name for an antihypertensive drug containing hydrochlorothiazide and another diuretic)

Aldomet; alpha methyl dopa; methyldopa (antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure)

Minipress; prazosin (antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress))

Rau-Sed; Raudixin; reserpine; Sandril; Serpasil (antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil))

Tenoretic (trade name for an antihypertensive drug consisting of a fixed combination of atenolol and a diuretic)

Hytrin; terazosin (antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure)

Aldactone; spironolactone (a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension)