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HYPERPIESIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyperpiesia mean? 

HYPERPIESIA (noun)
  The noun HYPERPIESIA has 1 sense:

1. persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be foundplay

  Familiarity information: HYPERPIESIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HYPERPIESIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

essential hypertension; hyperpiesia; hyperpiesis

Hypernyms ("hyperpiesia" is a kind of...):

high blood pressure; hypertension (a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater))


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