- high blood pressure
- noun Date: 1899 abnormally elevated blood pressure especially of the arteries; also hypertension
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high blood pressure
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high blood pressure — n HYPERTENSION … Medical dictionary
high blood pressure — n. HYPERTENSION (sense 2) … English World dictionary
high blood pressure — noun a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) • Syn: ↑hypertension • Ant: ↑hypotension (for: ↑hypertension) • Hypernyms: ↑cardiovascular diseas … Useful english dictionary
high blood pressure — A blood pressure of 140/90 or higher. High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. It can harm the arteries and cause an increase in the risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, and blindness. Also called hypertension … English dictionary of cancer terms
high blood pressure — high′ blood′ pres sure n. pat hypertension • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
high blood pressure — hypertension, health disorder in which the blood pressure stays at an abnormally high level … English contemporary dictionary
high blood pressure — elevation of the arterial blood pressure or a condition resulting from it; hypertension. Abbr.: HBP [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
blood pressure — blood .pressure n [U] the force with which blood travels through your body ▪ high blood pressure check/take sb s blood pressure (=measure it) ▪ The nurse will take your blood pressure … Dictionary of contemporary English
Blood pressure — For information about high blood pressure, see Hypertension. Blood pressure Diagnostics A sphygmomanometer, a device used for measuring arterial pressure. MeSH … Wikipedia
blood pressure — noun the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person s health (Freq. 2) adult blood pressure is… … Useful english dictionary
