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: blood_pressure
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> 1 sense of the expression
blood pressure
:
NOUN
phenomenon
blood pressure
the
pressure
of the
circulating
blood
against the walls of the
blood vessels
English
>
blood pressure
: 1 sense
> noun 1, phenomenon
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
.
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"
Part of
circulation
movement
through a circuit
Narrower
arterial pressure
The
pressure
of the
circulating
blood
on the
arteries
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
vital sign
Sign of life
Spanish
presión arterial
,
presión sanguínea
,
tensión arterial
Catalan
pressió arterial
,
tensió arterial
,
tensió sanguínia
Adjectives
pressor
increasing
(or
tending
to
increase
)
blood pressure
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