| NOUN | state | hypotension | abnormally low blood pressure |
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| Sounds | hhay.powteh'nshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | abnormally low blood pressure. | |
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| Narrower | orthostatic hypotension, postural hypotension | Low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up |
| Broader | cardiovascular disease | A disease of the heart or blood vessels |
| Opposite | high blood pressure, hypertension | A common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) |
| Spanish | hipotensión | |
| Catalan | hipotensió arterial, hipotensió | |
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