pseudohypertension

noun

A falsely elevated blood pressure or blood pressure reading, often as a result of age-related arterial stiffness.

OriginEnglish hypertension ← Middle French tension ← Latin tēnsiō →
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Meanings

nounpseudohypertension (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA falsely elevated blood pressure or blood pressure reading, often as a result of age-related arterial stiffness.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  6. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  7. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  8. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  9. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  10. Englishhyper-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tend-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
  14. Proto-Italic*tendō
  15. Latintendō
  16. Latintēnsiō
  17. Middle Frenchtension
  18. Englishtension
  19. Englishhypertension
  20. Englishpseudohypertension

From pseudo- + hypertension.

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APA

pseudohypertension. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudohypertension

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“pseudohypertension.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudohypertension. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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