| NOUN | state | high blood pressure, hypertension | a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) |
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| Meaning | A common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater). | |
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| Synonym | hypertension | |
| Narrower | essential hypertension, hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis | persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found |
| malignant hypertension | severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain | |
| secondary hypertension | hypertension that is secondary to another disease | |
| white-coat hypertension | temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office | |
| Broader | cardiovascular disease | A disease of the heart or blood vessels |
| Opposite | hypotension | abnormally low blood pressure |
| Spanish | hipertensión arterial, hipertensión, HTA | |
| Catalan | hipertensió arterial, hipertensió, HTA | |
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