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Noun: hyperpiesia  ,hI-pu(r),pI'ee-zhu
  1. Persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
    "Most cases of hypertension are classified as hyperpiesia";
    - essential hypertension, hyperpiesis

Derived forms: hyperpiesias

Type of: high blood pressure, hypertension

Encyclopedia: Hyperpiesia