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1. (n.) hypertension
elevation of the blood pressure, esp. the diastolic pressure.
2. hypertension
an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
3. hypertension
excessive nervous tension.
Etymology: (1890–95)
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1. (noun) high blood pressure, hypertension
a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
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1. Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
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