hypertension
pronunciation
How to pronounce hypertension in British English:
UK [ˌhaɪpəˈtenʃn]
How to pronounce hypertension in American English:
US [ˌhaɪpərˈtenʃn]
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- Noun:
- a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
Word Origin
- hypertension (n.)
- 1863, from hyper- + tension. Originally in medical use; of emotions or nerves, from 1936.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Headaches , hypertension and ulcers are the usual signs .
- 2. Over a median of 46 years of follow-up , 508 men developed hypertension .
- 3. Blood pressure above 139 / 89 inseveral readings would be considered mild hypertension .
- 4. Resistant hypertension was defined as a failure to control hypertension with three or more drugs .
- 5. Decades of research have suggested that our sodium habit is killing us via hypertension and heart disease .