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pseudohypertension

pseudohypertension noun: a falsely elevated blood pressure or blood pressure reading, often as a result of age-related arterial stiffness.

Noun

pseudohypertension (uncountable)

  1. A falsely elevated blood pressure or blood pressure reading, often as a result of age-related arterial stiffness.

Origin of pseudohypertension

From pseudo- + hypertension.

Questions about pseudohypertension

What does pseudohypertension mean?
Pseudohypertension means a falsely elevated blood pressure or blood pressure reading, often as a result of age-related arterial stiffness.
What part of speech is pseudohypertension?
Pseudohypertension is a noun.

Words near pseudohypertension in the dictionary

  1. pseudohyperparathyroidism
  2. pseudohyperphosphatemia
  3. pseudohypersensitive
  4. pseudohypersensitivity
  5. pseudohypertelorism
  6. pseudohypertension
  7. pseudohypertrophic
  8. pseudohypertrophies
  9. pseudohypertrophy
  10. pseudohypha
  11. pseudohyphae

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