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Meaning of Hypertension | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌhaɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃən

Definitions

  1. A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A state of great (nervous or emotional) tension.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إرتفاع ضغط الدم
Català hipertensió
Čeština hypertenze hypertonie
Deutsch Blutdruckerhöhung Bluthochdruck Hypertension Hypertonie
Ελληνικά υπέρταση
Español hipertensión
Suomi hypertensio verenpainetauti
Français hypertension
Bahasa Indonesia hipertensi tekanan darah tinggi
Íslenska háþrýstingur
Italiano ipertensione
日本語 高血圧
한국어 고혈압
Bahasa Melayu hipertensi
မြန်မာဘာသာ သွေးတိုးရောဂါ
Nederlands hypertensie
Polski nadciśnienie
Português hipertensão
Русский гиперте́нзия гипертония повы́шенное кровяно́е давле́ние
Kiswahili shinikizo la juu la damu
తెలుగు అధిక రక్తపోటు
ไทย ความดันโลหิตสูง
Tagalog altapresyon
Türkçe hipertansiyon
Українська гіпертензія гіпертоні́я
Tiếng Việt cao huyết áp tăng xông

Examples

“Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared.”
“The opportunity for which she had been tensely waiting was upon her. In a few minutes, as this hypertension and ruthlessness faded in her, it would be gone.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Hypertensive hypertensor hypertestosteronemia hypertetrahedron Hypertext Hypertext Markup Language

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