high blood pressure; hypertension
A medical and everyday health term for blood pressure being higher than normal; commonly used with verbs such as になる and である.
My father has high blood pressure and is taking medicine.
Taking in too much salt can make you prone to high blood pressure.
My father has recently developed high blood pressure.
He has had high blood pressure for many years.
You can prevent high blood pressure by cutting down on salt.
My grandmother takes medicine for high blood pressure every morning.
As you get older, it's good to watch out for high blood pressure.
pregnancy-induced hypertension; PIH