blood pressure
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1. 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 (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | vital sign, |
| definition | : | sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | systolic pressure, |
| definition | : | the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | diastolic pressure, |
| definition | : | the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | arterial pressure, |
| definition | : | the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | venous pressure, |
| definition | : | the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood (noun.phenomenon) |
| part meronym | : | circulation, |
| definition | : | movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels (noun.phenomenon) |
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