Hypertension
111malignant hypertension — n essential hypertension characterized by acute onset, severe symptoms, rapidly progressive course, and poor prognosis * * * a severe hypertensive state with poor prognosis; it is characterized by papilledema of the ocular fundus with vascular… …
112portal hypertension — n hypertension in the hepatic portal system caused by venous obstruction or occlusion that produces splenomegaly and ascites in its later stages * * * a state in which the pressure within the hepatic portal vein is increased, causing enlargement… …
113primary hypertension — n ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION * * * essential h …
114Goldblatt clamp hypertension (phenomenon) kidney — Gold·blatt clamp, hypertension (phenomenon), kidney (gōldґblat) [Harry Goldblatt, American physician, 1891–1977] see under clamp, hypertension, and kidney …
115accelerated hypertension — progressive hypertension marked by the funduscopic vascular changes of malignant hypertension but without papilledema …
116endocrine hypertension — secondary hypertension caused by an endocrine disorder, such as adrenal hypertension …
117portopulmonary hypertension — pulmonary hypertension in combination with portal hypertension …
118portal hypertension — noun increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins • Hypernyms: ↑malignant hypertension * * *… …
119secondary hypertension — noun hypertension that is secondary to another disease • Hypernyms: ↑high blood pressure, ↑hypertension …
120STOP-Hypertension — Swedish Trial in Older Patients with Hypertension …