Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malignant hypertension

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: ma-lig-nan-t hy-per-ten-sion
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Example Sentences

"malignant hypertension is the most lethal form of hypertension"

Questions

What does malignant hypertension mean?: 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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