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hypertension Definition

hyper·ten·sion (hī′pər ten′s̸hən)

noun

  1. any abnormally high tension
  2. abnormally high blood pressure, or a disease of which this is the chief sign

hypertension Related Forms
hy′per·ten′·sive adjective, noun
hypertension Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pre-exist: None of the patients developed pulmonary hypertension during the trial and none of the three patients with pre-existing pulmonary hypertension deteriorated.
  • induce: Salt induced hypertension is blamed for about 13,000 strokes and 70,000 heart attacks in Britain every year half of which are fatal.
  • treat: Demonstration that the treating isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly reduces stroke risk.
  • tackle: The program should also emphasize the need for a whole diet approach to tackle hypertension.
  • associate: Efficacy has been shown in primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with connective tissue disease.
  • cause: Most things that cause high blood pressure can occasionally cause malignant hypertension.

Preposition: in

  • pregnancy: The mild form is defined purely as hypertension in pregnancy after 20 weeks.
  • adult: Results from 54 months of the Medical Research Council's treatment trial of hypertension in older adults.

Adjective modifier

  • pulmonary: Pulmonary hypertension refers to high blood pressure in the arteries taking blood from the heart to the lungs.
  • intracranial: Cases of intracranial hypertension related to cerebral edema have been reported.
  • pregnancy-induced: Pre-existing high blood pressure makes you more likely to get pre-eclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension when you are pregnant.
  • ocular: A dangerously elevated IOP, or ocular hypertension ( OHT ), is a major risk factor for glaucoma.
  • arterial: Comment: are definitions for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension inappropriate?
  • uncontrolled: Avoid in ischaemic heart disease, uncontrolled hypertension or pregnancy.

Modifies a noun

  • clinic: However, this is inconsistent with the typical observation within any hypertension clinic of very strong family histories of the disease.
  • drug: And the diuretics are the least toxic type of hypertension drug treatment.

Noun used with modifier

  • portal: Most patients exhibited an advanced stage of portal hypertension on CT.
  • rebound: Sudden withdrawal of Catapres, particularly in those patients receiving high doses, may result in rebound hypertension.
  • coat: White coat hypertension can be diminished or avoided by the " hide " display function.
  • diabetes: In Type 2 diabetes hypertension is very common, occurring in up to 50 % of patients.