low blood pressure

noun

: hypotension

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In addition to low blood oxygen levels and low blood pressure, a pulmonary embolism can affect the heart, causing a fast or irregular heart rate, right-sided heart failure or sudden cardiac arrest. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Dangerously low blood pressure carries its own serious risks, and Smith himself was still taking his medication when his readings dropped into the danger zone. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 He was diagnosed with sepsis, blood clots in the lungs, critically low blood pressure, fast heart rate and severe malnutrition. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 Among the most common symptoms are a fast heart rate, low blood pressure, fever, chills, a rash, confusion and extreme pain or discomfort. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 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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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
: hypotension sense 1

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