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high blood pressure

noun

  1. elevation of the arterial blood pressure or a condition resulting from it; hypertension. : HBP


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Word History and Origins

Origin of high blood pressure1

First recorded in 1915–20

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Example Sentences

They say another passenger trapped in line is suffering from high blood pressure.

High blood pressure and arthritis—working for Spin magazine!

Medical panel loosens guidelines about when people over 60 should be treated for high blood pressure.

Second, the rates of high blood pressure, etc were not that low.

I suffered intense sinus flare-ups, headaches, high blood pressure, wheezes, and coughs.

Apoplexy comes next, especially if the fat man is also a florid man with a fast heart or an inclination to high blood pressure.

Hormotone Without Post-Pituitary is recommended for use in neurasthenic conditions associated with high blood pressure.

I am called to the draft, and they found I have high blood pressure.

Doctors had told him he was in danger of death because of severe attacks of vertigo and a high blood pressure.

Hardening of the arteries as well as high blood pressure are returned to normal in 100 per cent of the cases.

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