hyperpiesia
- noun
- /ˌhaɪpərˈpiːziə/
- Archaic
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hiperpiesia
- The patient was diagnosed with hyperpiesia after several tests found no secondary cause for her elevated blood pressure.
Examples
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Long-term hyperpiesia can damage the heart, kidneys, and blood vessels if not managed effectively.
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Researchers are studying potential genetic factors that may contribute to the development of hyperpiesia.
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Doctors diagnosed her with hyperpiesia after several tests.
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He has been living with hyperpiesia for many years.
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The patient was diagnosed with hyperpiesia after several tests found no secondary cause for her elevated blood pressure.
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Long-term hyperpiesia can damage the heart, kidneys, and blood vessels if not managed effectively.
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Researchers are studying potential genetic factors that may contribute to the development of hyperpiesia.
Synonyms
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2.8
A condition in which blood pushes too hard against vessel walls and increases health risks
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3.7
A long-term condition in which blood pressure stays too high and can damage the heart
A long-term condition of high blood pressure with no clear cause
High blood pressure that lasts a long time and has no known cause
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
hyperpiesia = hyper + piesia
Although the prefix hyper- suggests excess, the rest of the word is a learned medical element not transparent to an average B1 learner, so the meaning is not recoverable from the parts.
Etymology
The word hyperpiesia comes from Greek parts hyper- 'over' and -piesia 'pressure', and hyper- also appears in English in hyperactive to mean 'too much'. So hyperpiesia literally means 'too much pressure', which helps explain its modern use for long-term high blood pressure with no clear cause.