1. a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater); [syn: high blood pressure, hypertension]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
high blood pressure
n 1: a common disorder in which blood pressure remains
abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
[syn: high blood pressure, hypertension] [ant:
hypotension]