Forhøjet

Forhøjet is a Danish adjective meaning increased, elevated, or raised beyond normal levels. It is formed from the verb forhøje, meaning to raise or increase, with the prefix for-. The word is used to describe values, measurements, or quantities that exceed what is considered typical or healthy. In many contexts it appears in medical and health-related language, but it can also describe non-medical quantities that have risen.

In health care, forhøjet is commonly used to indicate abnormal levels of a biological parameter. Examples include forhøjet blodtryk (high blood pressure), forhøjet temperatur (fever or elevated temperature), forhøjet kolesterol (high cholesterol), and forhøjet blodsukker (high blood sugar). The term helps to communicate that a value is above the normal reference range and may warrant monitoring or further investigation, but it is not a diagnosis by itself.

Usage notes: forhøjet is an attributive adjective and can vary in form to match number and gender, with adicional forms such as forhøjede for plural nouns. It is also used predicatively in sentences, as in Temperatur er forhøjet. While common in clinical and public-health writing, the word can appear in everyday language to describe any parameter that has risen beyond expected levels.

See also terms related to abnormal or elevated levels, such as normal, elevated, and diagnostic descriptors used in medical contexts.