Hypertension

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Abnormally elevated arterial blood pressure.
  • noun. Arterial disease marked by chronic high blood pressure.
  • noun. Elevated pressure or tension of a body fluid, as of the intraocular or cerebrospinal fluids.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Extreme tension.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. abnormally high blood pressure; especially, the chronic condition associated with persistent high blood pressure.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood pressure.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
  • Word Usage
    "Now he was running on dumb luck, a liver that he tried to revitalize with handfuls of vitamin B, and what he called the hypertension buzz, which produced a sound in his head like a fallen power line lying in a pool of water."
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