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noun
- Pathology.
- elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure.
- an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
- excessive or extreme emotional tenseness.
noun
- pathol abnormally high blood pressure
1863, from hyper- + tension. Originally in medical use; of emotions or nerves, from 1936.
n.
- Persistent high blood pressure.
- Arterial disease in which chronic high blood pressure is the primary symptom.
- Abnormally high blood pressure, especially in the arteries. High blood pressure increases the risk for heart attack and stroke. Also called high blood pressure
Abnormally high blood pressure.