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May 18, 2013

High Blood Pressure Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the High Blood Pressure article.

Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adrenal gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aging: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aldosterone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

American Medical Association: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Analysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angiography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angioplasty: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angiotensin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antihypertensive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anxiety: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aorta: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aortic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Arteriosclerosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Atherosclerosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Atherosclerotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Balloon angioplasty: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood sugar: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blurred vision: See the definition from MedTerms.com

BMI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Body mass index: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brachial artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Caffeine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calcium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Capillaries: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiac: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cardiovascular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiovascular disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Catheter: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chromosomes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Circulation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Coarctation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Coarctation of the aorta: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contraction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes mellitus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diastolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dilate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dizziness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Dysfunction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Eclampsia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Elbow: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Emergency department: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endothelial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Enlarged heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Epidemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Essential: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fats: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Headache: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart attack: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Heart disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

High blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

High blood sugar: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hormone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hyperaldosteronism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hyperglycemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hyperplasia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Incidence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Institute of Medicine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Insulin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Insulin resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Isotope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Journal of the American Medical Association: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lipids: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Magnetic resonance imaging: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malignant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Marker: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolic syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MRI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Multifactorial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Myocardial infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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National Academies: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nausea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nutrition: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obese: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obesity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obstetrician: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Onset: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Organ: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Palpitations: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Peripheral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Perspiration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pharmacy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Potassium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Precursor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Preeclampsia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Protein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Proteins: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Proteinuria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Public health: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulse: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radioactive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Renal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Renal artery stenosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Retina: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Risk factor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shortness of breath: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Sphygmomanometer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stenosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stethoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stress: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stroke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sweating: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Toxemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tumor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Type 2 diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Urine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vascular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vasodilators: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vessel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

White coat hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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