altapresyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alta presión (“high [blood] pressure”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: al‧ta‧pres‧yon
  • IPA(key): /ʔaltapɾesˈjon/, [ʔɐl.tɐp.ɾɛˈʃon]

Noun

altapresyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. hypertension; high blood pressure
    Synonym: hayblad

Further reading
  • “altapresyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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