altapresyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alta presión (“high [blood] pressure”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: al‧ta‧pres‧yon

IPA^(key): /ʔaltapɾesˈjon/, [ʔɐl.tɐp.ɾeˈʃon]

Noun

altapresyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

hypertension; high blood pressure
Synonym: hayblad

Further reading

“altapresyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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