normotensionn.
/ˌnɔːmə(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃn/, U.S. /ˌnɔrmoʊˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n/ Medicine.
Normal blood pressure; the condition of having normal blood pressure.
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1951 Science 26 Oct. 442/1 The blood pressure of animals exhibiting hypertension in the unanesthetized state and normotension under anesthesia was not affected by sulfhydryl compounds.
1976 Ann. Clin. Res. 8 85 Both systolic and diastolic normotension (less than 160/100) in the supine position occurred in 45% of the patients when treated with alprenolol.
2000 N.Y. Times 1 Aug. f8/4 They found that almost one in four of the patients had white-coat normotension: their ambulatory measures showed high blood pressure that had not appeared in the office readings.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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