Meaning | The pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health. |
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Example | "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure" |
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Part of | circulation | movement through a circuit |
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Narrower | arterial pressure | The pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries |
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diastolic pressure | The blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood |
systolic pressure | The blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart |
venous pressure | The pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood |
Broader | pressure, pressure level, force per unit area | The force applied to a unit area of surface |
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vital sign | Sign of life |
Spanish | presión arterial, presión sanguínea, tensión arterial |
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Catalan | pressió arterial, tensió arterial, tensió sanguínia |
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Adjectives | pressor | increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure |
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