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hypertension
The medical term for high blood pressure. It is a condition in which the pressure in the blood vessels (arteries) is chronically elevated.
Der Arzt diagnostizierte bei der Patientin eine arterielle Hypertonie und verschrieb blutdrucksenkende Mittel.
The doctor diagnosed the patient with arterial hypertension and prescribed blood-pressure-lowering medication.
The word comes from Greek. The prefix 'hyper-' means 'over' or 'too high', and the stem '-tonie' refers to 'Tonus' (tone) or 'Druck' (pressure). Literally, then, it is an “overpressure” in the blood system.
Die Präfixe „hyper-“ und „hypo-“ sind in der medizinischen Fachsprache sehr häufig.
The prefixes 'hyper-' and 'hypo-' are very common in medical terminology.
'Hypertonie' (hypertension) is a medical term. In everyday language, the word 'Bluthochdruck' (high blood pressure) is almost always used. You will mainly hear and read 'Hypertonie' in doctors' offices, hospitals, or specialist texts.
Im Arztbrief stand die Diagnose: Essentielle Hypertonie.
The doctor's letter stated the diagnosis: essential hypertension.
Common medical specifications are 'arterielle Hypertonie' (arterial hypertension) or 'pulmonale Hypertonie' (pulmonary hypertension). Another typical formulation is that a patient 'an Hypertonie leidet' (suffers from hypertension).
Viele ältere Menschen leiden an arterieller Hypertonie.
Many older people suffer from arterial hypertension.
blood pressure
'der Blutdruck' (blood pressure) and 'die Hypertonie' (hypertension) are both connected to the pressure in the blood vessels. 'Blutdruck' is the general value that can be measured. 'Hypertonie' is the medical technical term for persistently high blood pressure. Learners may confuse the words because numbers like 140 over 90 can play a role with both. In everyday language, people usually say 'Bluthochdruck'; in doctors’ letters or medical texts, 'Hypertonie' is more common. So you measure 'den Blutdruck'; 'eine Hypertonie' is a diagnosis.
Bei der Patientin wurde eine Hypertonie festgestellt.
The patient was diagnosed with hypertension.
Der Blutdruck war heute Morgen beim Hausarzt normal.
My blood pressure was normal at the family doctor’s office this morning.