HYPOTENSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypotension mean? 

• HYPOTENSION (noun)
  The noun HYPOTENSION has 1 sense:

1. abnormally low blood pressure

  Familiarity information: HYPOTENSION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPOTENSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormally low blood pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypotension" is a kind of...):

cardiovascular disease (a disease of the heart or blood vessels)

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

orthostatic hypotension; postural hypotension (low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up)

Antonym:

hypertension (a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater))

 Context examples 

Clinical signs usually appear during the first decade and include alacrima, achalasia, autonomic dysfunction and the sequelae of adrenocortical insufficiency: hypoglycemia and hypotension.

(Allgrove Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by nausea, headache, tachycardia, hypotension, rash, and shortness of breath; it is caused by the release of cytokines from the cells.

(Cytokine Release Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

It also induces sedation through histamine 1 receptor blockage and hypotension through beta-adrenergic blockage.

(Desipramine, NCI Thesaurus)

It also induces sedation through histamine 1 receptor blockage; hypotension through beta-adrenergic blockage; and diverse parasympatholytic effects.

(Imipramine, NCI Thesaurus)

It may cause hypotension, cardiac rate changes, and bronchial spasms.

(Bethanechol Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A syndrome that occurs after therapeutic infusion of antibodies into the blood and is characterized by nausea, headache, tachycardia, hypotension, rash, and shortness of breath.

(Cytokine Release Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Manifestations include hypotension, cyanosis, cardiovascular collapse and/or death.

(Gray Baby Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms may appear within minutes to hours following the infusion and may include pruritus, flushing, swelling, dyspnea, bronchospasm, and hypotension.

(Infusion-Related Reaction, NCI Thesaurus)

This results in reversal of the effects of the opioids, including reversal of analgesia, euphoria, respiratory depression, hypotension, sedation and physical dependence.

(Nalmefene Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a potent platelet aggregating agent and inducer of systemic anaphylactic symptoms, including hypotension, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, and bronchoconstriction.

(Platelet Activating Factor, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)