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ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
Synonyms:
essential hypertension; hyperpiesia; hyperpiesis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("essential hypertension" is a kind of...):
high blood pressure; hypertension (a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater))
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