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essential hypertension, hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis
persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
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malignant hypertension
severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain
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secondary hypertension
hypertension that is secondary to another disease
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white-coat hypertension
temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office
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portal hypertension
increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins
