these are misnomers actually,when there is no evident cause of hypertension then it is called idiopathic/benign/primary/unspecified hypertension. http://treathypertension.blogspot.com/
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The acronym BIH can mean dozens of things. Ball in hand (billiards), benign intracranial hypertension and bringing it home, to name a few.
Hypertension just means "high blood pressure." Benign hypertension is high blood pressure that "runs a relatively long and symptomless course"--in other words, your blood pressure is high, but it isn't causing any real problems. More accurately, it isn't causing symptoms. It is causing problems, in that it is damaging your kidneys, heart, and putting you at risk for myocardial infarction (heart attack) and stroke.
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Hypertension just means "high blood pressure." Benign hypertension is high blood pressure that "runs a relatively long and symptomless course"--in other words, your blood pressure is high, but it isn't causing any real problems. More accurately, it isn't causing symptoms. It is causing problems, in that it is damaging your kidneys, heart, and putting you at risk for myocardial infarction (heart attack) and stroke.
Do you mean HYPERTENSION?Well, Hypertension is the rise of blood pressure.The person having Hypertension is said to be HIGH BLOOD.
Small tumors in your breast. Benign means they are not cancer.
Grossly benign means that to the naked eye, it does not appear dangerous.
The word benign means that a disease or tumor is not harmful or not cancerous. The phrase less benign would mean that it is not cancer and not harmful so it does not need to further treatment.