essential hypertension

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   persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found

   Synonymshyperpiesiahyperpiesis

   Broaderhigh blood pressure

Questions about essential hypertension

What does essential hypertension mean?

essential hypertension means "persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found".

What is another word for essential hypertension?

Close synonyms include hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.