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____ is also called hypertension.

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Low blood pressure
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High blood pressure
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Low filtering capacity of kidney
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Tension caused by lactic acid
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Solution

The correct option is B High blood pressure
Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. This is caused due to the thickening of small muscular arteries which causes a resistance in the flow of blood .This restriction causes high pressure in artery and can even lead to its rupture.

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