prohypertensive
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
pro- + hypertensive
Adjective[edit]
prohypertensive (comparative more prohypertensive, superlative most prohypertensive)
- 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[1], :
- 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.