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Definition of Hyperpiesia
1. Noun. Persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found.
Generic synonyms: High Blood Pressure, Hypertension
Medical Definition of Hyperpiesia
1. Synonym: hypertension. Origin: hyper-+ G. Piesis, pressure (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperpiesia
Literary usage of Hyperpiesia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oxford Medicineby Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"To define this group of cases, he introduced the term " hyperpiesia". The observations
of Allbutt have since been confirmed by others, ..."
2. Heart Affections: Their Recognition and Treatment by Samuel Calvin Smith (1922)
"But it is to be remembered that hyperpiesia (high pressure) may be a compensatory
process and, that in many instances it may be safely regarded as an ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)
"Overeating, as suggested by Allbutt, may be and probably is a contributing cause
of " hyperpiesia," accepting that term in the sense in which he used it. ..."
4. Physical Diagnosis by Richard Clarke Cabot (1919)
"... "hyperpiesia"), there is a frequent association between them. Indeed, there
is no commoner type of cardiac enlargement than that associated with ..."
5. A Manual of the Practice of Medicine: Prepared Especially for Students by Arthur Albert Stevens (1892)
"... it may occur in chronic nephritis, in general arteriosclerosis, and as a
functional disorder (essential hypertension, hyperpiesia). ..."
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