high blood pressure
a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) • Syn: hypertension • Ant: hypotension (for: hypertension) • Hypernyms: cardiovascular disease • Hyponyms: essential hypertension, hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis, malignant hypertension, secondary hypertension, white-coat hypertension
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