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.
The comedy of humors, closely related to the contemporary COMEDY OF MANNERS, influenced the comedy of the Restoration period. Comedy of Intrigue: A comedy in which the manipulation of the action by one or more characters to their own ends is of more importance than the characters themselves are.