portal hypertension
NOUN
19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P
portal hypertension is a valid 19-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3O1R1T1A1L1H4Y4P3E1R1T1E1N1S1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING
What does portal hypertension mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins.
BROADER