high blood pressure

Noun

Meaning

a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)

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Synonyms

hypertension angina cyanosis diarrhea asthma coronary chill atrophy dizziness constipation anaemia convulsion dropsy arteriosclerosis colic

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Antonyms

hypotension common feature acceptable weight decreased stress due emphasis adequate force

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Hypernyms

cardiovascular disease

Hyponyms

essential hypertension hyperpiesia hyperpiesis malignant hypertension secondary hypertension

Examples

When you take a drug to treat high blood pressure or diabetes, you have an objective test to measure blood pressure and the amount of sugar in the blood. It is straight-forward. With autism, you are looking for changes in behavior. Temple Grandin

A newspaper is a circulating library with high blood pressure. Arthur Baer

Let us be dissatisfied until America will no longer have a high blood pressure of creeds and an anemia of deeds. Martin Luther King Jr.

One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills. Edmund Wilson

Recent studies have revealed that children 8-10 years old are being diagnosed with Type II diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure at an alarming rate. Lee Haney

Ulcers, high blood pressure and heart attacks, insomnia and depression, all stem from trying to do more than we can in a situation that has lost its humanity. Michael Elmore-Meegan

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