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Noun: essential hypertension  u'sen-shul ,hI-pu(r)'ten-shun
  1. Persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
    - hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis

Type of: high blood pressure, hypertension

Encyclopedia: Essential hypertension