hipotensión
/ipotenˈsjon/feminine
Hypotension in Spanish is hipotensión.
hipotensión is the disease of abnormally low blood pressure.
Meaning: disease of abnormally low blood pressure (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a feminine noun, hipotensión is preceded by the feminine article la.
How do you pronounce it?
/ipotenˈsjon/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word tensión is used for both 'tension' and 'blood pressure'. While English distinguishes between mental stress and arterial pressure, Spanish uses the same word for both.
- In some Latin American regions, the phrase se me bajó la presión is used not just for medical hipotensión, but to describe a sudden feeling of faintness or dizziness due to heat or hunger.
- Patients in Spanish-speaking countries often describe hipotensión as feeling bajón, a colloquial term meaning 'a drop' or 'a crash'.
Examples in context
- El paciente sufre de hipotensiónThe patient suffers from hypotension
- La persona presenta baja presión arterialThe person has low blood pressure
- Tengo presión bajaI have low blood pressure
- Mi abuela sufre de presión arterial bajaMy grandma suffers from low blood pressure
- El médico diagnosticó al paciente con hipotensiónThe doctor diagnosed the patient with hypotension
- Me siento débil, creo que tengo presión bajaI feel weak, I think I have low blood pressure
- La hipotensión puede causar mareos.Hypotension can cause dizziness.
- Ella tiene un diagnóstico de hipotensión.She has a diagnosis of hypotension.
Example conversation
Alejandro is talking to María at a clinic.
- AlejandroMaría, me siento muy débil hoy.María, I feel very weak today.
- MaríaTal vez tienes hipotensión, Alejandro.Maybe you have hypotension, Alejandro.
- Alejandro¿Qué debo hacer ahora?What should I do now?
- MaríaBebe agua y descansa un poco.Drink water and rest a bit.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hypotension” translations and entries hipotensión, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
