ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found

Synonyms:

essential hypertension; hyperpiesia; hyperpiesis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("essential hypertension" is a kind of...):

high blood pressure; hypertension (a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater))

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