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hypotension Med.|haɪpəʊˈtɛnʃən|
[f. hypo- 4 + tension n.]
Abnormally low ‘tension’ or pressure of a bodily fluid. a. Of arterial blood.
1893[see hypertension 1 a]. 1938Lancet 31 Dec. 1510/2 Hypotension is sometimes accompanied by..postural giddiness. 1966Wright & Symmers Systemic Path. I. iii. 110/1 Moderate degrees of hypotension may..occur in patients with chronic wasting diseases, especially when they are confined to bed for long periods.
b. Of the intra-ocular fluid.
1909A. M. Ramsay Diathesis & Ocular Dis. v. 46 The easiest..method..is to puncture the sclerotic with a broad needle... This causes immediate hypotension. 1969Duke-Elder & Jay in S. Duke-Elder Syst. Ophthalm. XI. x. 724 The subject of ocular hypotension has excited much less interest and speculation than that of hypertension. |