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systolic blood pressure — n the highest arterial blood pressure of a cardiac cycle occurring immediately after systole of the left ventricle of the heart called also systolic pressure compare DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE … Medical dictionary
Blood pressure — For information about high blood pressure, see Hypertension. Blood pressure Diagnostics A sphygmomanometer, a device used for measuring arterial pressure. MeSH … Wikipedia
blood 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.… … Universalium
blood 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… … Useful english dictionary
diastolic blood pressure — n the lowest arterial blood pressure of a cardiac cycle occurring during diastole of the heart called also diastolic pressure compare SYSTOLIC blood PRESSURE … Medical dictionary
systolic pressure — noun the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart • Hypernyms: ↑blood pressure * * * noun Etymology: systole + ic : the highest arterial blood pressure of a cardiac cycle… … Useful english dictionary
systolic — The measurement of arterial blood pressure at the point of heart contraction (greatest pressure); the higher of the two BP numbers, with diastolic (q.v.) being the lower … Herbal-medical glossary
pressure — 1. A stress or force acting in any direction against resistance. 2. (P, frequently followed by a subscript indicating location)In physics and physiology, the force per unit area exerted by a gas or liquid against the walls of its container or… … Medical dictionary
Pressure volume diagram — Thermodynamics … Wikipedia
Blood vessel — The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important vessels in the system are the capillaries, the microscopic vessels which enable the actual exchange of water and… … Wikipedia
Systolic — The blood pressure when the heart is contracting. It is specifically the maximum arterial pressure during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The time at which ventricular contraction occurs is called systole. In a blood pressure… … Medical dictionary
