high blood pressure

American  

noun

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

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high blood pressure Scientific  

/ hī /

1. See hypertension

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Etymology

Origin of high blood pressure

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

"Health care professionals can raise awareness about the safe use of salt substitutes by having conversations with their patients who have persistent or hard-to-manage high blood pressure."

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

"The next step to further this research is conducting randomized trials to determine if therapies that lower the impact of cortisol can safely and effectively treat high blood pressure in these patients."

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

She has high blood pressure, and I'm going to give her medication regularly.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Ferrer said the county depends on nearly $1 billion in federal funding annually to track and prevent communicable diseases and combat chronic health conditions, including diabetes and high blood pressure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The high blood pressure that accompanied her obesity—she weighed over 300 pounds by this time—caused her to grow light-headed with exertion.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson