Grade 8

hypertension (hy-per-ten-sion)

Definition


noun.
abnormally high blood pressure esp. the diastolic pressure or the arterial disease characterized by it

Example Sentence

He suffers from hypertension.

Synonyms

high blood pressure; arterial disease; high blood

Antonyms

low blood pressure

Rhymes

  • gentian
  • henschen
  • mention
  • pension
  • tension

  • ascension
  • attention
  • contention
  • convention
  • detention
  • dimension
  • dissension
  • extension
  • invention
  • laurentian
  • pretension
  • prevention
  • retention
  • suspension

  • apprehension
  • comprehension
  • condescension
  • hypertension
  • hypotension
  • reinvention

  • misapprehension