Meanings
plural hypertensions
- countableuncountablecardiologyA state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.
Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared.
2016 March 3, “Comparison of Risk Factor between Lacunar Stroke and Large Artery Atherosclerosis Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study in China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI - countableuncountableA state of great (nervous or emotional) tension.
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.
1913, John Masters, The Lotus and the Wind, Michael Joseph Ltd., published 1916, page 101
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Indo-European*ten-
- Proto-Indo-European*tend-
- Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
- Proto-Italic*tendō
- Latintendō
- Latintēnsiō
- Middle Frenchtension
- Englishtension
- Englishhypertension
Translations
Bulgarian високо кръвно налягане
- високо кръвно налягане (visoko krăvno naljagane)abnormally high blood pressure
Catalan hipertensió
- hipertensióabnormally high blood pressure
Chinese Cantonese 高血壓 /高血压
- 高血壓 /高血压 (gou¹ hyut³ aat³)abnormally high blood pressure
Chinese Mandarin 高血壓 /高血压
- 高血壓 /高血压 (gāoxuèyā)abnormally high blood pressure
Czech hypertenze
- hypertenzeabnormally high blood pressure
Dutch hypertensie
- hypertensieabnormally high blood pressure
Finnish hypertensio, verenpainetauti
- hypertensioabnormally high blood pressure
- verenpainetautiabnormally high blood pressure
French hypertension
- hypertensionabnormally high blood pressure
German Bluthochdruck, Hypertonie
- Bluthochdruckabnormally high blood pressure
- Hypertonieabnormally high blood pressure
- Hypertensionabnormally high blood pressure
Greek υπέρταση
- υπέρταση (ypértasi)abnormally high blood pressure
Hungarian magas vérnyomás, hipertónia
- magas vérnyomásabnormally high blood pressure
- hipertóniaabnormally high blood pressure
Icelandic háþrýstingur, óeðlilega hár blóðþrýstingur
- háþrýstingurabnormally high blood pressure
- óeðlilega hár blóðþrýstingurabnormally high blood pressure
Indonesian hipertensi, darah tinggi
- hipertensiabnormally high blood pressure
- darah tinggiabnormally high blood pressure
Italian ipertensione
- ipertensioneabnormally high blood pressure
Japanese 高血圧
- 高血圧 (kōketsuatsu)abnormally high blood pressure
Korean 고혈압
- 고혈압 (gohyeorap)abnormally high blood pressure
Latin hypertensio
- hypertensioabnormally high blood pressure
Malay hipertensi
- hipertensiabnormally high blood pressure
Polish nadciśnienie
- nadciśnienieabnormally high blood pressure
Portuguese hipertensão
- hipertensãoabnormally high blood pressure
Russian гиперте́нзия, гипертони́я
- гиперте́нзия (gipertɛ́nzija)abnormally high blood pressure
- гипертони́я (gipertoníja)abnormally high blood pressure
- повы́шенное кровяно́е давле́ние (povýšennoje krovjanóje davlénije)abnormally high blood pressure
Spanish hipertensión
- hipertensiónabnormally high blood pressure
Swahili shinikizo la juu la damu
- shinikizo la juu la damuabnormally high blood pressure
Swedish hypertoni
- hypertoniabnormally high blood pressure
Tagalog altapresyon, mataas na presyon
- altapresyonabnormally high blood pressure
- mataas na presyonabnormally high blood pressure
Thai ความดันโลหิตสูง
- ความดันโลหิตสูง (kwaam-dan-loo-hìt-sǔung)abnormally high blood pressure
Turkish hipertansiyon
- hipertansiyonabnormally high blood pressure
Ukrainian гіперте́нзія, гіпертоні́я
- гіперте́нзія (hiperténzija)abnormally high blood pressure
- гіпертоні́я (hipertoníja)abnormally high blood pressure
Cite this entry
hypertension. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypertension
“hypertension.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypertension. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypertension,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypertension.
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