Disease or Syndrome
renal hypertension
re·nal hy·per·ten·sion [ reen-l hahy-per-ten-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Hypertensive disease;
Kidney Diseases
Definitions related to renal hypertension:
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Hypertension caused by narrowing or occlusion of the renal arteries.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Hypertension due to renal disease.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(hypertension, renal) Persistent high BLOOD PRESSURE due to KIDNEY DISEASES, such as those involving the renal parenchyma, the renal vasculature, or tumors that secrete RENIN.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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