Hypotension (HI-po-TEN-shun) is abnormally low blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood. Blood pressure is measured as systolic (sis-TOL-ik) and diastolic (di-a-STOL-ik) pressures.
intrigue (third-person singular simple present intrigues, present participle intriguing, simple past and past participle intrigued) (intransitive) To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme. To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.
Example Sentences for intrigue. 1  In an intrigue based on such lines Miguel Figuero was an adept. 2  Spanish colour and Italian intrigue are added to the old mirth of France. 3  There is an exaggerated forceful woman, the Vicomtesse de Fourchamps, who plays a sustained but obscure part in the intrigue.