hypertension
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pə(ɹ)ˈtɛn.ʃən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈtɛn.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
hypertension (countable and uncountable, plural hypertensions)
- (medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood pressure.
Synonyms
- high blood pressure (colloquial)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- arterial hypertension
- hypertensive
- portal hypertension
- prehypertension
- pregnancy-induced hypertension
- pulmonary hypertension
- white coat hypertension
Translations
abnormally high blood pressure
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Finnish
French
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɛʁ.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Noun
hypertension f (plural hypertensions)
- (pathology) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- “hypertension”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Noun
hypertension (uncountable)
- (pathology) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (abnormally high blood pressure)
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