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Hypertension vs Prehypertension - What's the difference?

hypertension | prehypertension |

As nouns the difference between hypertension and prehypertension

is that hypertension is (pathology) the disease or disorder of abnormally high blood pressure while prehypertension is a blood pressure higher than normal but not high enough to be considered hypertension.

hypertension

English

(wikipedia hypertension)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pathology) The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood pressure.

    • Antonyms

    * hypotension

    Derived terms

    * hypertensive * arterial hypertension * pregnancy-induced hypertension * portal hypertension * pulmonary hypertension

    prehypertension

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A blood pressure higher than normal but not high enough to be considered hypertension.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "prehypertension")