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Where does “antihypotension” come from?

antihypotension (English) comes from English hypotension, from English tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

antihypotension (English): Countering hypotension

Definitions

  1. Countering hypotension

Ancestry of “antihypotension”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypotensionThe disease or disorder of abnormally low blood...
2EnglishtensionThe condition of being held in a state between...
3Middle Frenchtension—
4Latintensiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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