Definition
高血压 (gāo xuè yā) refers specifically to the medical condition 'high blood pressure' (hypertension), as measured by 血压 (xuè yā 'blood pressure'). 高压 (gāo yā) is a broader term for high pressure in weather, physics, or machinery, and is not used for blood pressure.
noun
high blood pressurehypertension
Examples
- 高血压。gāo xuè yā de huànzhě yào zhùyì kòngzhì yǐnshí.Patients with high blood pressure need to control their diet.
- 高血压。Tā yīnwèi gāo xuè yā zhù jìn le yīyuàn.He was hospitalized because of high blood pressure.
- 高血压。Dìngqī cèliáng gāo xuè yā kěyǐ yùfáng bìngfāzhèng.Regularly measuring blood pressure can prevent complications.
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