hypertension
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hypertension
- /ˌhaɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈtɛn.ʃən/ US
noun hypertensions
- A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid. Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared.
- A state of great (nervous or emotional) tension. The opportunity for which she had been tensely waiting was upon her. In a few minutes, as this hypertension and ruthlessness faded in her, it would be gone.
Similar: high blood pressure · Opposite: hypotension
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Closest in meaning: hypotension, blood, clinic, pressure, high, european, arterial hypertension, high bp, systemic hypertension, hyperpiesis, hyperpiesia, hypertensive disease, hypertensive disorder, hyperlipidemia, prehypertension, dyslipidemia
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Similar: high blood pressure · Opposite: hypotension
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noun abnormally high blood pressure
| Español | hipertensión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고혈압 gohyeorap |
| 日本語 | 高血圧 kōketsuatsu |
| 中文 | 高血壓 /高血压 gāoxuèyā |
| Kiswahili | shinikizo la juu la damu |
| Português | hipertensão |
| Français | hypertension |
| Deutsch | Bluthochdruck, Hypertonie, Hypertension |
| Italiano | ipertensione |
| Ελληνικά | υπέρταση ypértasi |
| Русский | гиперте́нзия gipertɛ́nzija, гипертони́я gipertoníja, повы́шенное кровяно́е давле́ние povýšennoje krovjanóje davlénije |
Talk about this word "hypertension." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hypertension. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hypertension. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hypertension "hypertension." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hypertension.Cite this
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title = {hypertension},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypertension},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
