# antihypertensive

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #80,191

## Definitions
1. An agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension.

## Etymology
From anti- + hypertensive or anti- + hypertension + -ive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/antihypertensive