Noun
pre-hypertension (uncountable)
Alternative form of prehypertension
As you can see, using medication to treat high blood pressure is either ineffective (in the case of pre-hypertension), or plagued with the potential for side effects that can make life very unpleasant. Source: Internet
In addition to tightening the definition of high blood pressure, the new report does away with the old category of "pre-hypertension," which was defined as a top (systolic) reading of 120 to 139 or a bottom (diastolic) number between 80 and 89. Source: Internet