hypertension
/i.pɛʁ.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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high blood pressure
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Le médecin traite son hypertension avec des médicaments.
The doctor treats his high blood pressure with medication.
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Similar words
Hypertension specifically means abnormally high blood pressure, a medical condition; tension artérielle is the general term for blood pressure, high or not.
Practice
1 What does hypertension mean?
high blood pressure
2 Fill the gap: Le médecin traite son ___ avec des médicaments.
Full sentence: Le médecin traite son hypertension avec des médicaments. (The doctor treats his high blood pressure with medication.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches hypertension?
hypertension: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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