malignant_hypertenions | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine) severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain | |
Examples: | "malignant hypertension is the most lethal form of hypertension" |
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Related terms: | high_blood_pressure | |
Similar spelling: |
malignant_hypertension malignant_hyperthermia |