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.
apprehend, comprehend, get the picture, savvy, grasp, compass, dig. 1  understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; She did not understand her husband; I understand what she means. 2  figure - understand; He didn't figure her. catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumble - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on. intuit - know or grasp by intuition or feeling.