French Conversation · Level 14
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French word
hypertension
Pronunciation
IPA/ipɛʁtɑ̃sjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounhigh blood pressure
Example
Ma grand-mère prend des médicaments pour son hypertension.
My grandmother takes medication for her high blood pressure.
More examples
Depuis le diagnostic d'hypertension, elle a changé son alimentation.
Since her hypertension diagnosis, she has changed her diet.
Core concept
A persistent excess of pressure inside the body's blood vessels.
Common phrases
avoir de l'hypertension
have hypertension
contrôler l'hypertension
manage hypertension
prise en charge de l'hypertension
hypertension management
Similar words
tension artérielle: The pressure of blood flowing through the blood vessels, usually shown as two numbers.
pression artérielle: The medical term for the pressure that blood exerts on the arteries.
hypertension artérielle: A formal term for a chronically high level of blood pressure in the arteries.
Definition in French
État chronique caractérisé par une pression artérielle trop élevée par rapport aux normes.
Word origin
The medical term hypertension is formed from Greek hyper- ('over') and French tension, a word descended from Latin tensio.
Usage tips
- In medical contexts, tension often abbreviates tension artérielle, while tension alone can also refer to emotional or physical tension.
Opposites
- hypotensionhypotensionnoun
Related words
- hypertenduhaving high blood pressureadjective
- antihypertenseurblood pressure-lowering drugnoun