malignant hypertension

/məˌlɪgnənt ˈhaɪpərˌtɛnʃən/

Definitions of malignant hypertension

1. noun

   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
   “malignant hypertension is the most lethal form of hypertension”

   types:

   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

   type of:

   high blood pressure, hypertension

   a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)