hypertension
1. [ noun ] (medicine) a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
Synonyms: high_blood_pressure
Related terms: hypotension cardiovascular_disease secondary_hypertension malignant_hypertension white-coat_hypertension malignant_hypertenions essential_hypertension
Similar spelling:   Hypertensin
  hypertensive
  hypertext
  hypertonus
  hypertonic
  hypertonia
  Hyperotreta