Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or characterized by hypertension.
- adjective Causing an increase in blood pressure.
- noun A person with or susceptible to hypertension.
- noun A drug capable of causing an increase in blood pressure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person who suffers from persistently high blood pressure.
- noun having abnormally high blood pressure.
- noun Causing high blood pressure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, pertaining to, or causing
hypertension - noun a person with hypertension
- noun a
drug that increasesblood pressure
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having abnormally high blood pressure
- noun a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
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Examples
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The general statistics arrived on the basis of various studies by different institutions reveal that 3. 5-4 per cent of people with hypertension have a risk for heart attacks, 3 per cent of people have a risk of stroke and a long-term hypertensive person has a risk of kidney disease.
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The Kyoto Heart study links valsartan and an improved cardiovascular outcome in Japanese hypertensive patients
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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The Kyoto Heart study links valsartan and an improved cardiovascular outcome in Japanese hypertensive patients
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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These types of disorders, also called hypertensive disorders, can cause complications and may result in infant death.
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These types of disorders, also called hypertensive disorders, can cause complications and may result in infant death.
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These types of disorders, also called hypertensive disorders, can cause complications and may result in infant death.
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These types of disorders, also called hypertensive disorders, can cause complications and may result in infant death.
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These types of disorders, also called hypertensive disorders, can cause complications and may result in infant death.
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These types of disorders, also called hypertensive disorders, can cause complications and may result in infant death.
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These types of disorders, also called hypertensive disorders, can cause complications and may result in infant death.
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