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prehypertension

prehypertension noun: a blood pressure higher than normal but not high enough to be considered hypertension.

Noun

prehypertension (uncountable)

  1. A blood pressure higher than normal but not high enough to be considered hypertension.

Forms of prehypertension

alternative formpre-hypertension

Origin of prehypertension

From pre- + hypertension.

Questions about prehypertension

What does prehypertension mean?
Prehypertension means a blood pressure higher than normal but not high enough to be considered hypertension.
What part of speech is prehypertension?
Prehypertension is a noun.

Words near prehypertension in the dictionary

  1. prehydrolysate
  2. prehydrolysates
  3. prehydrolysed
  4. prehydrolysis
  5. prehydrolyzed
  6. prehypertension
  7. prehypertensive
  8. prehypertensives
  9. prehypertrophic
  10. prehypertrophy
  11. prehypnosis

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