gestational hypertension
gestational hypertension
gestational hypertension
Obstetrics The development of high BP/HTN without other symptoms of preeclampsia or eclampsia after 20 wks of gestation in a previously normotensive ♀. See Eclampsia, Hypertension, Preeclampsia.ges·ta·tion·al hy·per·ten·sion
(jes-tā'shŭn-ăl hī'pĕr-ten'shŭn)Synonym(s): pregnancy-induced hypertension.