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High blood pressure is referred to as
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Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. It is a condition where the force of the blood against the artery walls is consistently too high, which can lead to heart disease, stroke, and other health problems. The other terms refer to different conditions:
Hyperemia: Increased blood flow to a particular area of the body.
Hypertrophy: Enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in the size of its cells.
Hyperthermia: Abnormally high body temperature.
'Hypertension.' American Heart Association, https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure
12 comments · newest first
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Della
3 days ago
Wait, isn't hyperemia about increased blood flow?
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Reta
8 days ago
Totally agree, hypertension is the right term.
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Malinda
13 days ago
It's actually called hypertension!
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Nan
18 days ago
Really? I never heard of hypertension before.
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Merilyn
23 days ago
I thought it was hyperthermia?
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Louvenia
29 days ago
Wait, isn't hyperemia something else?
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Edgar
1 month ago
Definitely A) hypertension!
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Lezlie
1 month ago
It's actually called hypertension.
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Otis
1 month ago
I thought hyperthermia was related to temperature, so I’m leaning towards A) hypertension, but I hope I don’t second-guess myself!
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Ilona
2 months ago
I keep mixing up hypertension with hyperemia and hypertrophy. I hope I remember the right one during the exam!
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Martina
2 months ago
I remember practicing a question like this, and I think the answer is definitely A) hypertension.
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Larue
2 months ago
I think high blood pressure is called hypertension, but I’m not completely sure.