Causing or marking a rise in blood pressure.
1. Marked by an increased blood pressure. ... 2. Denoting a person suffering from high blood pressure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(hi″pәr-ten´siv) characterized by increased tension or pressure. causing hypertension. a person with hypertension.
increases blood pressure
Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′pĕr-ten′siv Definitions: 1. Marked by an increased blood pressure. 2. Denoting a person suffering from high blood pressure.
Hypertensive: Having abnormally high blood pressure (hypertension). See also: Hypotensive; Normotensive.
[adj] - having abnormally high blood pressure
hypertension, hypertensive 1. Any abnormally high tension. 2. Abnormally high blood pressure, or a disease of which this is the chief sign. Related 'above, over, beyond the normal, excessive' word units: epi-; super-, supra-, sur; ultra-, ult-.
adjective having abnormally high blood pressure
Elevation in blood pressure.
characterized by or causing high blood pressure.