low blood pressure

noun

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Her 103-degree fever and dangerously low blood pressure threatened her and her fetus’s life. Tami S. Rowen, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025 Certain medical conditions, including low blood pressure or an allergy to pumpkin seeds, can increase your risk of side effects. Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 29 Sep. 2025 His son, Flavio, said in a post on X that the former leader had severe hiccups, vomiting and low blood pressure. Reuters, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025 Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to hospital on Tuesday after feeling unwell, his eldest son, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, said on X. The former leader was suffering a severe bout of hiccups, vomiting and low blood pressure, according to his son. Michael Rios, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for low blood pressure

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of low blood pressure was in 1924

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“Low blood pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20blood%20pressure. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

low blood pressure

noun
: blood pressure that is abnormally low especially in the arteries

called also hypotension

Medical Definition

low blood pressure

noun

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