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High Blood Pressure Treatment Glossary of Terms

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

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acupuncture: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adrenal gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adrenaline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aerobic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aging: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Agonist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Airway: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Alcohol abuse: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Alcoholism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aldosterone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Alpha blocker: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Alternative medicine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

American Medical Association: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Aneurysm: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angina: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angiotensin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angiotensin converting enzyme: 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

Apnea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Arms: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Arteriosclerosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Asthma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Atherosclerosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Beta blocker: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Biofeedback: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Blood clot: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

BMI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Body mass index: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bradycardia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain Hemorrhage: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Caffeine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calcium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calcium channel blocker: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiac: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiac output: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiovascular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiovascular disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chills: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholesterol: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic kidney failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Clinical trials: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Coenzyme: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Coenzyme Q10: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complementary medicine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Conception: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congestive heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Constipation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contraction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Contrast: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CoQ10: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Creatinine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dementia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Depression: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetic nephropathy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diarrhea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diastolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dilate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dilating: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dilation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Distal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Diuretic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dizziness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dry mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dysfunction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Eclampsia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Edema: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Enlarged heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Enzyme: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fatigue: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fats: See the definition from MedTerms.com

FDA: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fetus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Flu: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Food and Drug Administration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Garlic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Generic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gestational hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Glucose: 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

Heart disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart rate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hemorrhage: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Herbal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

High blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Hormone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hyperkalemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertensive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertrophy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypotension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypoxia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Imagery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Impotence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Insulin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Insulin resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Involuntary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ischemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Magnesium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malignant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Meditation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolic syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Migraine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Migraine headache: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle relaxant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Myocardial infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nausea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Nephropathy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neurological: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nicotine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Noncompliance: 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

Onset: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ounce: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Overweight: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Paralysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Peripheral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Placenta: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Placental: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Potassium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Preeclampsia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prehypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prescription: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prevalence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Progressive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Protein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Proteinuria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Public health: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Quality of life: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Receptor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recur: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Relaxant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Remedy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Renal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Risk factor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Serum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sleep: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sleep apnea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Smooth muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sodium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Strain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stress: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Stroke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Substance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sympathetic nervous system: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tachycardia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tenormin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapeutic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Thrombosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tiredness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Toxemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trimester: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tubes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Type 1 diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Uric acid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Urine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Uterus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vascular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Weight loss: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Wheezing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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