different between hypertension vs enalapril

English

Etymology

hyper- +? tension

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ha?.p?(?)?t?n.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ha?.p??t?n.??n/

Noun

hypertension (countable and uncountable, plural hypertensions)

1. (pathology) The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood pressure.

Synonyms

• high blood pressure (colloquial)

Antonyms

• hypotension

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish

Noun

hypertension

1. Genitive singular form of hypertensio.

French

Etymology

hyper- +? tension

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.p??.t??.sj??/

Noun

hypertension f (plural hypertensions)

1. hypertension

Interlingua

Noun

hypertension (uncountable)

1. hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure)

English

Etymology

From (ph)en(yl) +? ala(nine) +? -pril (“angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??næl.??p??l/

Noun

enalapril (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure.

Derived terms

• enalapril maleate

References

• “enalapril”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).