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hypertension

noun
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃən/UK/ˌhaɪ.pɚˈtɛn.ʃən/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend-der. Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English hypertension From hyper- + tension.

  1. derived from tension English hypertension From hyper- + tension
  2. derived from tensionbor
  3. derived from *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder✻
  4. derived from hyper- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend-der

Definitions

  1. A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of…

    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.

  2. 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.

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Derived

antihypertension, arterial hypertension, atenolol, hypertensive, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, intracranial hypertension, portal hypertension, pregnancy-induced hypertension, prehypertension, pseudohypertension, pulmonary hypertension, white coat hypertension

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