| hypertensive | | |
| n. (person) | 1. hypertensive | a person who has abnormally high blood pressure. |
| ~ patient | a person who requires medical care.; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly" |
| adj. | 2. hypertensive | having abnormally high blood pressure. |
| hypertension | | |
| n. (state) | 1. high blood pressure, hypertension | a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater). |
| ~ cardiovascular disease | a disease of the heart or blood vessels. |
| ~ essential hypertension, hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis | persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found. |
| ~ malignant hypertension | severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain.; "malignant hypertension is the most lethal form of hypertension" |
| ~ secondary hypertension | hypertension that is secondary to another disease. |
| ~ white-coat hypertension | temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office. |
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