prohypertensive

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ hypertensive

Adjective

prohypertensive (comparative more prohypertensive, superlative most prohypertensive)

  1. That produces hypertension
    • 2015 September 23, “Prolonged Subcutaneous Administration of Oxytocin Accelerates Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension and Renal Damage in Male Rats”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0138048:
      It is unlikely however, that involvement of vasopressin and its receptor would serve as the only mechanism to account for the prohypertensive effects of OT in the current study.
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