'hypertension' definitions:
Definition of 'hypertension'
(from WordNet)
noun
A common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) [syn: high blood pressure, hypertension] [ant: hypotension]
Definition of 'hypertension'
From: GCIDE
- hypertension \hypertension\ n. abnormally high blood pressure; especially, the chronic condition associated with persistent high blood pressure. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'hypertension'
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- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- angina,
- angina pectoris,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- aortic insufficiency,
- aortic stenosis,
- apnea,
- apoplectic stroke,
- apoplexy,
- arrhythmia,
- arteriosclerosis,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atherosclerosis,
- atrial fibrillation,
- atrophy,
- auricular fibrillation,
- backache,
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- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- cardiac arrest,
- cardiac insufficiency,
- cardiac shock,
- cardiac stenosis,
- cardiac thrombosis,
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- chill,
- chills,
- colic,
- congenital heart disease,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- cor biloculare,
- cor juvenum,
- cor triatriatum,
- coronary,
- coronary insufficiency,
- coronary thrombosis,
- coughing,
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- diarrhea,
- diastolic hypertension,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
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- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- encased heart,
- endocarditis,
- extrasystole,
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- fatigue,
- fatty heart,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- fibroid heart,
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- flux,
- frosted heart,
- growth,
- hairy heart,
- heart attack,
- heart block,
- heart condition,
- heart disease,
- heart failure,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertensive heart disease,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- ischemic heart disease,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- labored breathing,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- mitral insufficiency,
- mitral stenosis,
- myocardial infarction,
- myocardial insufficiency,
- myocarditis,
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- varix,
- ventricular fibrillation,
- vertigo,
- vomiting,
- wasting