Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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high blood pressure | Yes | No | No | No |
malignant hypertension | Yes | No | No | No |
high blood pressure (noun) | malignant hypertension (noun) |
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a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) | severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain |