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1high blood pressure — n HYPERTENSION …
2high blood pressure — high′ blood′ pres sure n. pat hypertension • Etymology: 1915–20 …
3high blood pressure — n. HYPERTENSION (sense 2) …
4high blood pressure — noun a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) • Syn: ↑hypertension • Ant: ↑hypotension (for: ↑hypertension) • Hypernyms: ↑cardiovascular diseas …
5high blood pressure — A blood pressure of 140/90 or higher. High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. It can harm the arteries and cause an increase in the risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, and blindness. Also called hypertension …
6high blood pressure — hypertension, health disorder in which the blood pressure stays at an abnormally high level …
7high blood pressure — noun Date: 1899 abnormally elevated blood pressure especially of the arteries; also hypertension …
8high blood pressure — elevation of the arterial blood pressure or a condition resulting from it; hypertension. Abbr.: HBP [1915 20] * * * …
9Blood lipids — (or blood fats) are lipids in the blood, either free or bound to other molecules. They are mostly transported in a protein capsuleFact|date=September 2008, and the density of the lipids and type of protein determines the fate of the particle and… …
10blood pressure — blood .pressure n [U] the force with which blood travels through your body ▪ high blood pressure check/take sb s blood pressure (=measure it) ▪ The nurse will take your blood pressure …
