MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION

Pronunciation:		mu'lignunt `hIpur'tenshun
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	Definition:	[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; "malignant hypertension is the most lethal form of hypertension"

	See Also:	high blood pressure, hypertension, portal hypertension