hypertension

== English == === Etymology === From hyper- +‎ tension. === Pronunciation === enPR: hīpətĕnʹshən (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈtɛn.ʃən/ Hyphenation: hy‧per‧ten‧sion === Noun === hypertension (countable and uncountable, plural hypertensions) (medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid. A state of great (nervous or emotional) tension. ==== Synonyms ==== high blood pressure (informal) ==== Antonyms ==== hypotension ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “hypertension, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. == Finnish == === Noun === hypertension genitive singular of hypertensio == French == === Etymology === From hyper- +‎ tension. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɛʁ.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === hypertension f (plural hypertensions) (pathology) hypertension === Further reading === “hypertension”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Noun === hypertension (uncountable) (pathology) hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure)