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^[1], →DOI:

     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.