: an individual affected with hypertension
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 July 2025
Hackman died due to hypertensive atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's disease as a significant contributing factor, New Mexico officials confirmed one week ago.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
Antihistamines, anti-depressants, anti-hypertensives, and even oral contraceptives can lead to tear film deficiencies as well.
—Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 2 Nov. 2017
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Adjective
Phillip Reeder, 53, died of restraint during an altercation and hypertensive heart disease associated with cocaine use, the Jefferson County Coroner Medical Examiner's Office report said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 July 2025
Hackman died due to hypertensive atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's disease as a significant contributing factor, New Mexico officials confirmed one week ago.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
The other thing is that India also has a lot of hypertensives.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
Antihistamines, anti-depressants, anti-hypertensives, and even oral contraceptives can lead to tear film deficiencies as well.
—Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 2 Nov. 2017
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“Hypertensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypertensive. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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hypertensive
1 of 2 adjective
hy·per·ten·sive
ˌhī-pər-ˈten(t)-siv 
: marked by or due to hypertension
hypertensive emergencies
hypertensive renal disease
also
: affected with hypertension
a hypertensive patient
hypertensive
2 of 2 noun
: one affected with hypertension
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