Letter T

Tension

1) The pressure within a vessel, such as blood pressure: the pressure within the blood vessels.

For example, elevated blood pressure is referred to as hypertension.

2) Stress, especially stress that is translated into clenched scalp muscles and bottled-up emotions or anxiety.

This is the type of tension blamed for tension headaches

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