MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hypertension, also known as high or raised blood pressure, is a condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure.

Detailed explanation-2: -High blood pressure (hypertension)

Detailed explanation-3: -hypertension is a topic covered in the Taber’s Medical Dictionary. ABBR: HTN In adults, a condition in which the blood pressure (BP) is higher than 140 mm Hg systolic or 90 mm Hg diastolic on three separate readings recorded several weeks apart.