hypertension

[hahy-per-ten-shuh n]

noun

Pathology.
1. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure.
2. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
excessive or extreme emotional tenseness.

Origin of hypertension

First recorded in 1890–95; hyper- + tension

Related formsan·ti·hy·per·ten·sion, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hypertension

Contemporary Examples

Some were elderly with underlying conditions like hypertension and diabetes.
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Our current preventive routine focuses on treating such cardiac risk factors as hypertension and cholesterol.
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Of course, we shouldn't go overboard: Oregon only looked at hypertension, cholesterol, and blood sugar.
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By one estimate I've seen, hypertension control has cut the death rate from stroke in half, and from heart attacks by a third.
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May 1, 2013
The hardest part is to convince patients to keep taking the pills, because hypertension has no painful symptoms until oops!
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Historical Examples

It is a state of the nervous system such as appears in hypertension.
Metapsychical Phenomena
J. Maxwell
Goaded and overkeyed into a state of hypertension, it had retaliated with insensibility.
Satan Sanderson
Hallie Erminie Rives
It is not intended to convey the impression that hypertension is of no moment.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:
Louis Marshall Warfield
His contention holds good for some cases, but not, in my experience, for the great majority of the hypertension cases.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:
Louis Marshall Warfield
Hypertension means high pressure, and yet it carries with it a suggestion of high pressure which is harmful to the individual.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:
Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for hypertension

hypertension

noun

pathol abnormally high blood pressure

Derived Formshypertensive (ˌhaɪpəˈtɛnsɪv), adjective, noun

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Word Origin and History for hypertension

n.

1863, from hyper- + tension. Originally in medical use; of emotions or nerves, from 1936.

hypertension in Medicine

hypertension

(hī′pər-tĕn′shən)

Persistent high blood pressure.
Arterial disease in which chronic high blood pressure is the primary symptom.

hypertension in Science

hypertension

[hī′pər-tĕn′shən]

Abnormally high blood pressure, especially in the arteries. High blood pressure increases the risk for heart attack and stroke. Also called high blood pressure

hypertension in Culture

hypertension

Abnormally high blood pressure.

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Examples from the Web for hypertension

Contemporary Examples

Some were elderly with underlying conditions like hypertension and diabetes.

Our current preventive routine focuses on treating such cardiac risk factors as hypertension and cholesterol.

Of course, we shouldn't go overboard: Oregon only looked at hypertension, cholesterol, and blood sugar.

By one estimate I've seen, hypertension control has cut the death rate from stroke in half, and from heart attacks by a third.

The hardest part is to convince patients to keep taking the pills, because hypertension has no painful symptoms until oops!

Historical Examples

It is a state of the nervous system such as appears in hypertension.

Goaded and overkeyed into a state of hypertension, it had retaliated with insensibility.

It is not intended to convey the impression that hypertension is of no moment.

His contention holds good for some cases, but not, in my experience, for the great majority of the hypertension cases.

Hypertension means high pressure, and yet it carries with it a suggestion of high pressure which is harmful to the individual.

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Word Origin and History for hypertension

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