Meanings
nounprehypertension (uncountable)
alternative pre-hypertension
- uncountablemedicineA blood pressure higher than normal but not high enough to be considered hypertension.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- 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
- Englishprehypertension
From pre- + hypertension.
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APA
prehypertension. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehypertension
MLA
“prehypertension.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehypertension. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prehypertension,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehypertension.
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