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HTA=HBP???

English translation: Yeap...

09:37 Nov 6, 2000
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical
Spanish term or phrase: HTA=HBP???
Is it technically correct to equate hipertensión arterial with high blood pressure? (I'm a layman).
Parrot
Spain
Local time: 19:10
English translation:Yeap...
Explanation:
Me layman too but friend Collins says: "hipertension: hypertension, high blood pressure". May we trust a dictionary? Hope it helps ;)
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Paul Roige (X)
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Local time: 19:10
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naYeap...
Paul Roige (X)
naHBP= presión arterial elevada; hipertensión arterial
Elena Sgarbo (X)


  

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18 mins
Yeap...


Explanation:
Me layman too but friend Collins says: "hipertension: hypertension, high blood pressure". May we trust a dictionary? Hope it helps ;)



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Paul Roige (X)
Spain
Local time: 19:10
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in pair: 442
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31 mins
HBP= presión arterial elevada; hipertensión arterial


Explanation:
Sí, Cecilia, es correcto. "HA" es + frecuente en historias clínicas y jerga médica; "HBP" (presión arterial elevada) es + frecuente en conversaciones con el paciente.

Elena

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