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1Blood pressure — For information about high blood pressure, see Hypertension. Blood pressure Diagnostics A sphygmomanometer, a device used for measuring arterial pressure. MeSH …
2blood pressure — n. 1) to take smb. s blood pressure 2) elevated, high; labile; low; normal blood pressure * * * [ blʌdˌpreʃə] high labile low normal blood pressure elevated to take smb. s blood pressure …
3Blood pressure — The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries. It is produced primarily by the contraction of the heart muscle. It s measurement is recorded by two numbers. The first (systolic pressure) is measured after the heart contracts …
4blood pressure — the pressure of blood against the walls of the main arteries. Pressure is highest during systole, when the ventricles are contracting (systolic pressure), and lowest during diastole, when the ventricles are relaxing and refilling (diastolic… …
5blood pressure — noun 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 (Freq. 2) adult blood pressure is… …
6blood pressure — Physiol. the pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels, varying in different parts of the body during different phases of contraction of the heart and under different conditions of health, exertion, etc. Abbr.: BP Cf.… …
7Blood pressure, low — Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Low blood pressure is also referred to as hypotension. Low blood pressure is a relative term because the blood pressure normally varies greatly with… …
8blood pressure — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elevated (esp. AmE), high, low, normal, raised VERB + BLOOD PRESSURE ▪ check, measure ▪ …
9low blood pressure — blood pressure that is below the normal level …
10Ambulatory blood pressure — monitoring (ABPM) measures blood pressure at regular intervals throughout the day and night. It is believed to be able to reduce the white coat hypertension effect.Studies are listed below supporting the thesis that ABPM is a far better method… …
