hypertension
noun
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Definition of hypertension
1
: abnormally high blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure
2
: the systemic condition accompanying high blood pressure
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Examples of hypertension in a Sentence
He's being treated for hypertension.
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So finds a new study that suggests strict control of hypertension may help prevent dementia. — Robert Preidt, CBS News, "Controlling blood pressure may help ward off dementia," 13 Aug. 2019 The researchers also found that vaping reduced the amount of oxygen in the blood by 20 percent, and made the walls of the blood vessels more rigid and stiff, a symptom often associated with cardiovascular diseases like hypertension and stroke. — Sara Harrison, WIRED, "Vaping May Harm Your Blood Flow—Even Without Nicotine," 20 Aug. 2019 Which makes sense, given the most common causes of maternal deaths are heart conditions, infection, hemorrhage, hypertension, and embolisms, per the CDC. — Nina Bahadur, SELF, "We Asked All 2020 Presidential Candidates Their Plans to Address the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis," 30 July 2019 During the girl's hospitalization at Children's, Newman told the medical staff that her daughter had been diagnosed with dysautonomia, muscular dystrophy, mitochondrial disease, hypertension and hypotension, and severe dysmotility. — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Mom bound for trial in case of 10-year-old who police say received unnecessary medical procedures based on false health information," 10 June 2019 Noise is not just maddening — it has also been linked to higher levels of stress, hypertension and heart disease. — New York Times, "New York Is a Noisy City. One Man Got Revenge.," 4 June 2019 Excess free hemoglobin will therefore rob the blood of nitric oxide, constrict blood vessels and potentially cause hypertension and reduced blood flow to the organs. — Quanta Magazine, "Icefish Study Adds Another Color to the Story of Blood," 22 Apr. 2019 Prison was worsening his hypertension and heart issues, their letters noted. — Chris Graves, Cincinnati.com, "Pike County: Death in the foothills," 15 May 2018 The next step was coming up with a way to inhibit sEH, which is also known to cause other diseases, including hypertension and general inflammation, Zhang said. — Elise Takahama, BostonGlobe.com, "UMass Amherst food scientists discover how obesity could be linked to colon cancer," 30 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hypertension.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hypertension
hypertension
noun
English Language Learners Definition of hypertension
medical
: high blood pressure
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hypertension
noun
hy·per·ten·sion
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Kids Definition of hypertension
: a medical condition marked by abnormally high blood pressure
hypertension
noun
hy·per·ten·sion
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Medical Definition of hypertension
1
: abnormally high arterial blood pressure that is usually indicated by an adult systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or greater or a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or greater, is chiefly of unknown cause but may be attributable to a preexisting condition (as a renal or endocrine disorder), that typically results in a thickening and inelasticity of arterial walls and hypertrophy of the left heart ventricle, and that is a risk factor for various pathological conditions or events (as heart attack, heart failure, stroke, end-stage renal disease, or retinal hemorrhage) — see essential hypertension, secondary hypertension, white coat hypertension
2
: a systemic condition resulting from hypertension that is either symptomless or is accompanied especially by dizziness, palpitations, fainting, or headache
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