hypertension

hypertension — noun

1. a long-term medical condition where blood moves through your arteries at a press

1.名詞B2
釋義

a long-term medical condition where blood moves through your arteries at a pressure that stays too high, putting extra strain on your heart and blood vessels

例句

Haruto was diagnosed with hypertension during his annual check-up at the clinic.

be diagnosed with hypertension — getting a medical diagnosis

Doctors often advise patients to reduce their salt intake to help manage hypertension.

manage hypertension — controlling the condition over time

同義詞
  • high blood pressure

    the everyday term used by non-medical speakers; less formal than 'hypertension'

  • elevated blood pressure

    a milder or pre-diagnostic stage; not all cases of elevated BP meet the threshold for hypertension

反義詞
  • hypotension

    the medical term for abnormally low blood pressure; the opposite condition

文法句型

have hypertension

be diagnosed with hypertension

用法筆記

Hypertension is the formal medical term. In everyday conversation, most English speakers use the phrase 'high blood pressure' instead. The noun is uncountable — do not say 'a hypertension.'

常見錯誤

❌He has a hypertension.
✅He has hypertension.
💡hypertension is an uncountable noun and cannot follow 'a.'
❌I got hypertension from stress.
✅I developed hypertension because of stress.
💡'got' sounds too casual for a medical diagnosis; 'developed' is the natural collocation.