妊にん娠しん高こう血けつ圧あつ症しょう候こう群ぐん

noun

pregnancy-induced hypertension; PIH

Medical term for high blood pressure that develops during pregnancy. Preeclampsia and eclampsia are also used.

• 妊にん娠しん高こう血けつ圧あつ症しょう候こう群ぐんは、妊にん婦ぷの約やく5%に発はっ症しょうすると言いわれている。

  Pregnancy-induced hypertension is said to occur in about 5% of pregnant women.