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low blood pressure  

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  • Low blood pressure, generally referred to by medical professionals as hypotension when it is abnormally low, is a physiologic state of ill-health rather than a disease. In fact, the occurrence of low blood pressure is often an indication of another disease. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Low Blood Pressure]

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