Definify.com

Definition 2024

hypertension

hypertension

English

Noun

hypertension ‎(plural hypertensions)

(pathology) The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood pressure.

Antonyms

hypotension

Derived terms

Derived terms

arterial hypertension
hypertensive
portal hypertension

pregnancy-induced hypertension
pulmonary hypertension

Translations

abnormally high blood pressure

Chinese:
Mandarin: 高血壓症, 高血压症 ‎(gāoxuèyāzhèng)
Czech: hypertenze f
Dutch: hypertensie (nl)
Finnish: hypertensio (fi)
French: hypertension (fr) f
German: Bluthochdruck (de) m, Hypertonie (de) f, Hypertension f
Greek: υπέρταση (el) f ‎(ypértasi)
Icelandic: háþrýstingur (is) m, óeðlilega hár blóðþrýstingur m
Italian: ipertensione (it) f
Japanese: 高血圧 ‎(こうけつあつ, kōketsuatsu)

Korean: 고혈압 (ko) ‎(gohyeorap)
Latin: hypertensio f
Polish: nadciśnienie n
Portuguese: hipertensão (pt) f
Russian: гиперте́нзия (ru) f ‎(gipertɛ́nzija), гипертони́я (ru) f ‎(gipertoníja), повы́шенное кровяно́е давле́ние n ‎(povýšennoje krovjanóje davlénije)
Spanish: hipertensión (es) f
Swedish: hypertoni (sv) c
Tagalog: sukduldiin
Telugu: అధిక రక్తపోటు (te) ‎(adhika raktapōṭu)
Thai: ความดันโลหิตสูง ‎(kwaam-dan-loo-hìt-sŭung)
Turkish: hipertansiyon (tr)

Finnish

Noun

hypertension

Genitive singular form of hypertensio.

French

Etymology

hyper- +‎ tension

Pronunciation

Noun

hypertension f ‎(plural hypertensions)

hypertension