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hypertension

[ hahy-per-ten-shuhn ]

noun

  1. Pathology.
    1. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure.
    2. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
  2. excessive or extreme emotional tenseness.


hypertension

/ ˌhaɪpəˈtɛnsɪv; ˌhaɪpəˈtɛnʃən /

noun

  1. pathol abnormally high blood pressure
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hypertension

/ hī′pər-tĕnshən /

  1. Abnormally high blood pressure, especially in the arteries. High blood pressure increases the risk for heart attack and stroke.
  2. Also called high blood pressure


hypertension

  1. Abnormally high blood pressure .


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Derived Forms

  • hypertensive, adjectivenoun
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Other Words From

  • anti·hyper·tension adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypertension1

First recorded in 1890–95; hyper- + tension
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Example Sentences

They have lower rates of insurance coverage and can’t see doctors or afford medication as regularly, so diabetes and hypertension are more likely to cause complications like kidney disease.

As someone who suffers from hypertension and Type 2 diabetes, I’m keenly aware of the perils of receiving counterfeit medicines.

There’s been much discussion about how underlying medical conditions such as hypertension and Type 2 diabetes are associated with higher risk of dying from the coronavirus.

A 2019 study found that women who experience workplace sexual harassment and assault have higher risks of hypertension, poor sleep, depression and anxiety.

Researchers have documented increased obesity, heart disease and hypertension, and mental illness associated with joblessness, particularly long-term unemployment.

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Some were elderly with underlying conditions like hypertension and diabetes.

Our current preventive routine focuses on treating such cardiac risk factors as hypertension and cholesterol.

Stroke fatalities have notably decreased, because we've gotten pretty good at controlling hypertension.

Of course, we shouldn't go overboard: Oregon only looked at hypertension, cholesterol, and blood sugar.

By one estimate I've seen, hypertension control has cut the death rate from stroke in half, and from heart attacks by a third.

Primary arteriosclerotic contracted kidney shows hypertension and secondary circulatory disturbance.

It is a state of the nervous system such as appears in hypertension.

Goaded and overkeyed into a state of hypertension, it had retaliated with insensibility.

It is not intended to convey the impression that hypertension is of no moment.

In this sense hypertension is not only essential, but actually life-saving.

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