hypertension

hypertension
Synonyms and related words:
abscess, ague, anemia, angina, angina pectoris, ankylosis, anoxia, aortic insufficiency, aortic stenosis, apnea, apoplectic stroke, apoplexy, arrhythmia, arteriosclerosis, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, atrophy, auricular fibrillation, backache, beriberi heart, bleeding, blennorhea, cachexia, cachexy, cardiac arrest, cardiac insufficiency, cardiac shock, cardiac stenosis, cardiac thrombosis, carditis, chill, chills, colic, congenital heart disease, constipation, convulsion, cor biloculare, cor juvenum, cor triatriatum, coronary, coronary insufficiency, coronary thrombosis, coughing, cyanosis, diarrhea, diastolic hypertension, dizziness, dropsy, dysentery, dyspepsia, dyspnea, edema, emaciation, encased heart, endocarditis, extrasystole, fainting, fatigue, fatty heart, fever, fibrillation, fibroid heart, flask-shaped heart, flux, frosted heart, growth, hairy heart, heart attack, heart block, heart condition, heart disease, heart failure, hemorrhage, high blood pressure, hydrops, hypertensive heart disease, hypotension, icterus, indigestion, inflammation, insomnia, ischemic heart disease, itching, jaundice, labored breathing, low blood pressure, lumbago, marasmus, mitral insufficiency, mitral stenosis, myocardial infarction, myocardial insufficiency, myocarditis, myovascular insufficiency, nasal discharge, nausea, necrosis, ox heart, pain, palpitation, paralysis, paralytic stroke, paroxysmal tachycardia, pericarditis, pile, premature beat, pruritus, pseudoaortic insufficiency, pulmonary insufficiency, pulmonary stenosis, rash, rheum, rheumatic heart disease, round heart, sclerosis, seizure, shock, skin eruption, sneezing, sore, spasm, stony heart, stroke, tabes, tachycardia, thrombosis, tricuspid insufficiency, tricuspid stenosis, tumor, turtle heart, upset stomach, varicose veins, varix, ventricular fibrillation, vertigo, vomiting, wasting

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  • Hypertension — artérielle Pour les articles homonymes, voir HTA. L hypertension artérielle, ou HTA, est définie par une pression artérielle trop élevée. Le patient porteur d une HTA est un hypertendu. Sommaire 1 Épidémiologie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • hypertension — [ ipɛrtɑ̃sjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1895; de hyper et tension ♦ Tension artérielle supérieure à la normale; augmentation de la tension. Souffrir d hypertension (cf. Avoir de la tension). ⊗ CONTR. Hypotension. ● hypertension nom féminin Augmentation anormale… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • hypertension — n. abnormally high blood pressure; especially, the chronic condition associated with persistent high blood pressure. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hypertension — 1863, from HYPER (Cf. hyper ) + TENSION (Cf. tension). Originally in medical use; of emotions or nerves, from 1936 …   Etymology dictionary

  • hypertension — ► NOUN ▪ abnormally high blood pressure. DERIVATIVES hypertensive adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • hypertension — [hī΄pər ten′shən] n. 1. any abnormally high tension 2. abnormally high blood pressure, or a disease of which this is the chief sign hypertensive adj., n …   English World dictionary

  • Hypertension — This article is about arterial hypertension. For other forms of hypertension, see Hypertension (disambiguation). Hypertension Classification and external resources Automated arm blood pressure meter showing arterial hypertension (show …   Wikipedia

  • hypertension — /huy peuhr ten sheuhn/, n. 1. Pathol. a. elevation of the blood pressure, esp. the diastolic pressure. b. an arterial disease characterized by this condition. 2. excessive or extreme emotional tenseness. [1890 95; HYPER + TENSION] * * * or high… …   Universalium

  • hypertension — High blood pressure; transitory or sustained elevation of systemic arterial blood pressure to a level likely to induce cardiovascular damage or other adverse consequences. H. has been arbitrarily defined as a s …   Medical dictionary

  • hypertension — n. high blood pressure, i.e. elevation of the arterial blood pressure above the normal range expected in a particular age group. Hypertension may be of unknown cause (essential hypertension or hyperpiesia). It may also result from kidney disease …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Hypertension — Hypertonie (syn: Hypertonus, Hypertension) bedeutet in der Medizin die Erhöhung eines Drucks oder einer Spannung über die Norm hinaus. Dies kann bei erhöhtem Spannungszustand der Muskulatur im Rahmen von Erkrankungen des Extrapyramidalmotorischen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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