high blood pressure

noun

1. elevation of the arterial blood pressure or a condition resulting from it; hypertension. HBP

high blood pressure

1. See hypertension

Word History and Origins

Origin of high blood pressure¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

This heightened sensitivity can aggravate high blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic illnesses as well as raise the risks of accidents, falls and fractures.

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The first is marketed only in Japan, while the second is widely used for high blood pressure.

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But high blood pressure—which two-thirds of Americans have—substantially increases dementia risk, pounding on artery walls in the heart, brain, kidneys and throughout the body.

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Chronic kidney disease and high blood pressure are closely linked and, when not managed appropriately, can lead to serious outcomes such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure and progression to kidney failure.

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One is a strip of Lorazepam, an anti-anxiety medicine, the other is Propanolol, a drug that controls high blood pressure.

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