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[hahy-per-ten-shuhn]

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noun

Pathology.

elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure.

an arterial disease characterized by this condition.

excessive or extreme emotional tenseness.

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Origin:
1890–95; hyper- + tension

Related forms

an·ti·hy·per·ten·sion, adjective

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Hypertension is the term used to describe high blood pressure.

Often used to treat hypertension or migraines but its off-label use is tremendous.

Hospitals have joined with black churches to offer free screenings for high blood pressure, hypertension and diabetes.

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Hypertension is the term used to describe high blood pressure.

Often used to treat hypertension or migraines but its off-label use is tremendous.

Hospitals have joined with black churches to offer free screenings for high blood pressure, hypertension and diabetes.

Today physicians treat hypertension almost exclusively with medication.

Let your conscience guide you on whether to include the hypertension pill on your medications list.

Rarely, a condition called malignant hypertension develops.

American officials warn, with increasing fervour, that such habits help lead to hypertension and heart disease.

Decades of research have suggested that our sodium habit is killing us via hypertension and heart disease.

Pulmonary hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs.

Now, he is in the barracks too, being treated for hypertension.

Rogain is a drug initially used for hypertension but by a twist of fate, has a side effect to grow hair.

Drug-induced hypertension is high blood pressure caused by using a chemical substance, drug, or medication.

There is no way that the cost of generic hypertension drugs can match that, even with doctor's visits.

Hypertension is a disorder characterized by consistently high blood pressure.

It should permit the identification of sub-types of broad-brush syndromes such as hypertension.

Renovascular hypertension is high blood pressure due to narrowing of the arteries that carry blood to the kidneys.

Nephrons control blood pressure, so the result is hypertension.

Hypertension has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and early mortality.

Too little attention is paid to the other side of this problem: the silent killer hypertension.

Hypertension is a disorder characterized by chronically high blood pressure.

The company said it was working on a back-up compound for the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure.

Studies of the venom's components led to the development of widely prescribed drugs to treat hypertension in humans.

Scientists are learning how a common hypertension drug might prevent.

Patients with hypertension should work with their doctors to set blood pressure goals based on individual risk factors.

Vericose veins and venous hypertension can lead to skin ulcerations.

The homeless have high levels of hypertension and are more likely to be addicted to smoking, alcohol and other drugs.

Essential hypertension means that the cause of high blood pressure is not known.

It could be used to treat hypertension in men and women.

The cause was complications from hypertension and kidney failure, his family said.

Pulmonary hypertension is the narrowing of the pulmonary arteries in the lung.

Mothers who have breast-fed are less likely to develop hypertension and cardiovascular disease, a large study finds.

Pulmonary hypertension is increased pressure in the pulmonary arteries that carry blood from the heart to the lungs.

Sleep apnea syndrome usually occures in obese, middle-aged men who suffer from hypertension and snore loudly.

Renal hypertension caused by this condition may be difficult to treat.

For treatment information, see the article on renal hypertension.

NJ after a two and a half year battle with pulmonary hypertension.

Tumors of the central nervous system and intracranial hypertension and hypotension.

However, a higher risk of hypertension was found from drinking colas.

It can raise blood pressure and cause fluid retention, for instance, and people with hypertension are often told to avoid it.

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World English Dictionary

hypertension (ˌhaɪpəˈtɛnʃən)

—n
	pathol abnormally high blood pressure

hypertensive

—*adj*, —n

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Medical Dictionary

hypertension hy·per·ten·sion (hī'pər-těn'shən)
n.

Persistent high blood pressure.
Arterial disease in which chronic high blood pressure is the primary symptom.

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hypertension

(hī'pər-těn'shən) Pronunciation Key
Abnormally high blood pressure, especially in the arteries. High blood pressure increases the risk for heart attack and stroke. Also called high blood pressure.

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hypertension definition

Abnormally high blood pressure.

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