OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19065

hypertension

/ˌhaɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
hipertensión
A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.
Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared.
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