hypertension
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pə(ɹ)ˈtɛn.ʃən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈtɛn.ʃən/
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Noun edit
hypertension (countable and uncountable, plural hypertensions)
- (medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood pressure.
Synonyms edit
- high blood pressure (colloquial)
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Derived terms
Translations edit
abnormally high blood pressure
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Finnish edit
Noun edit
hypertension
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hypertension f (plural hypertensions)
Further reading edit
- “hypertension”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua edit
Noun edit
hypertension (uncountable)
- (pathology) hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure)