Synonyms & related words for antihypertensive

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Words related to antihypertensive

Explore words related to antihypertensive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include nifedipine, chlorothiazide, phenformin, tolbutamide, clonidine, anticholinergic, reserpine, verapamil. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does antihypertensive come from?

The word antihypertensive breaks down into 4 roots of Greek and Latin origin: anti-, from Greek anti (“against”); hyper-, from Greek hyper (“over, excessive”); tens, from Latin tendere (“to stretch, strain”); and -ive, from Latin -ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.