hypertension
Syllables: hy·per·ten·sionUK/ˌhaɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃən//ˌhaɪ.pɚˈtɛn.ʃən/
hypertension noun: a state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.
Noun
hypertension (countable and uncountable, plural hypertensions)
- A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.
- Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared.2016 March 3, “Comparison of Risk Factor between Lacunar Stroke and Large Artery Atherosclerosis Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study in China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
- A state of great (nervous or emotional) tension.
- The opportunity for which she had been tensely waiting was upon her. In a few minutes, as this hypertension and ruthlessness faded in her, it would be gone.1913, John Masters, The Lotus and the Wind, Michael Joseph Ltd., published 1916, page 101
hypertension meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Kannada
hypertension in Tamil
- உயர் இரத்த அழுத்தம்
hypertension in Bengali
- উচ্চ রক্তচাপ, অত্যধিক মানসিক চাপ
hypertension in Telugu
- abnormally high blood pressure
- అధిక రక్తపోటు adhika raktapōṭu
hypertension in Kannada
- ಏರೊತ್ತಡ
More languagesFewer languages
- hypertension in Tagalog
- altapresyon, mataas na presyon
- hypertension in Malay
- hipertensi
- hypertension in Indonesian
- hipertensi, darah tinggi
- hypertension in Thai
- ความดันโลหิตสูง kwaam-dan-loo-hìt-sǔung
- hypertension in Myanmar
- သွေးတိုးရောဂါ swe:tui:rau:ga
Examples of hypertension in a sentence
- Her diagnoses include type 2 diabetes mellitus, primary hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, and generalized anxiety disorder.
- Myofascial geloses can exist on both sides, but the pain predominantly occurs on the hypertension side.
- This damage eventually contributes to development of hypertension and proteinuria, the clinical hallmarks of PE.
Synonyms of hypertension
Antonyms
Forms of hypertension
| plural | hypertensions |
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Origin of hypertension
From hyper- + tension.
Words formed from hypertension
- antihypertension
- arterial hypertension
- atenolol
- chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
- hypertensive
- idiopathic intracranial hypertension
- intracranial hypertension
- portal hypertension
- pregnancy-induced hypertension
- prehypertension
- pseudohypertension
- pulmonary hypertension
- white coat hypertension
Phrases with hypertension
Questions about hypertension
- What does hypertension mean?
- Hypertension means a state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.
- What is hypertension in Tamil?
- Hypertension in Tamil is உயர் இரத்த அழுத்தம். See Hypertension meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hypertension?
- Hypertension is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hypertension?
- Hypertension is pronounced /ˌhaɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hypertension?
- The plural of hypertension is hypertensions.
Words near hypertension in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hypertension (page history and authors); hypertension (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Hypertension (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hypertension (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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