Word: hypertensions
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
per
ten
sions
Definition: Plural of hypertension; a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
Morphemes:
Affix: hyper-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hyper-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπέρ
Language: grc
Decoded: uper
Meaning: over
Affix: tension
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
Meaning: to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.