hypertension en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- hīpətĕnʹshən
- (US) audio
- /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈtɛn.ʃən/ (US)
- /ˌhaɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English hypertension From hyper- + tension.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hypertensions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
pulmonary hypertension · pseudohypertension · portal hypertension · pregnancy-induced hypertension · antihypertension · hypertensive · prehypertension · intracranial hypertension · idiopathic intracranial hypertension · white coat hypertension · atenolol · chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension · arterial hypertension
Synonyms
Translations (45)
id hipertensi (abnormally high blood pressure) · uk гіперте́нзія (abnormally high blood pressure) · fi verenpainetauti (abnormally high blood pressure) · nl hypertensie (abnormally high blood pressure) · tl altapresyon (abnormally high blood pressure) · cs hypertenze (abnormally high blood pressure) · uk гіпертоні́я (abnormally high blood pressure) · ms hipertensi (abnormally high blood pressure) · fr hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure) · yue 高血壓 /高血压 (abnormally high blood pressure) · cmn 高血壓 /高血压 (abnormally high blood pressure) · de Hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure) · es hipertensión (abnormally high blood pressure) · be гіпертэ́нзія (abnormally high blood pressure) · th ความดันโลหิตสูง (abnormally high blood pressure) · kk жоғары қан қысымы (abnormally high blood pressure) · pt hipertensão (abnormally high blood pressure) · sv hypertoni (abnormally high blood pressure) · ru гипертони́я (abnormally high blood pressure) · bg високо кръвно налягане (abnormally high blood pressure) · pl nadciśnienie (abnormally high blood pressure) · de Bluthochdruck (abnormally high blood pressure) · srn hei brudu (abnormally high blood pressure) · hu hipertónia (abnormally high blood pressure) · ru гиперте́нзия (abnormally high blood pressure) · ca hipertensió (abnormally high blood pressure) · hu magas vérnyomás (abnormally high blood pressure) · sw shinikizo la juu la damu (abnormally high blood pressure) · de Hypertonie (abnormally high blood pressure) · my သွေးတိုးရောဂါ (abnormally high blood pressure) · la hypertensio (abnormally high blood pressure) · ja 高血圧 (abnormally high blood pressure) · el υπέρταση (abnormally high blood pressure) · ru повы́шенное кровяно́е давле́ние (abnormally high blood pressure) · tl mataas na presyon (abnormally high blood pressure) · it ipertensione (abnormally high blood pressure) · tr hipertansiyon (abnormally high blood pressure) · hsb hypertonija (abnormally high blood pressure) · uli haaybl’aad (abnormally high blood pressure) · fi hypertensio (abnormally high blood pressure) · is óeðlilega hár blóðþrýstingur (abnormally high blood pressure) · te అధిక రక్తపోటు (abnormally high blood pressure) · is háþrýstingur (abnormally high blood pressure) · ko 고혈압 (abnormally high blood pressure) · id darah tinggi (abnormally high blood pressure)