As nouns the difference between hypertension and captopril
is that hypertension is (pathology) the disease or disorder of abnormally high blood pressure while captopril is an ace inhibitor used to treat hypertension and some types of congestive heart failure.
hypertension
Noun
(
en noun)
(pathology) The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood pressure.
Antonyms
* hypotension
Derived terms
* hypertensive
* arterial hypertension
* pregnancy-induced hypertension
* portal hypertension
* pulmonary hypertension