HYPERTENSION


Meaning of HYPERTENSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-pər-ˈten(t)-shən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1893

1. : abnormally high blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure

2. : the systemic condition accompanying high blood pressure

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.