blood pressure

noun

: the force with which blood moves through a person's body

Full Definition of BLOOD PRESSURE

: pressure that is exerted by the blood upon the walls of the blood vessels and especially arteries and that varies with the muscular efficiency of the heart, the blood volume and viscosity, the age and health of the individual, and the state of the vascular wall

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First Known Use of BLOOD PRESSURE

1873

Rhymes with BLOOD PRESSURE

high-pressure, impressure, low-pressure, refresher, root pressure, sound pressure

BLOOD PRESSURE Defined for Kids

blood pressure

noun

Definition of BLOOD PRESSURE for Kids

: pressure of the blood on the walls of blood vessels and especially arteries

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blood pressure

noun

Medical Definition of BLOOD PRESSURE

: pressure exerted by the blood upon the walls of the blood vessels and especially arteries, usually measured on the radial artery by means of a sphygmomanometer, and expressed in millimeters of mercury either as a fraction having as numerator the maximum pressure that follows systole of the left ventricle of the heart and as denominator the minimum pressure that accompanies cardiac diastole or as a whole number representing the first value only <a blood pressure of {frac120/80}> <a blood pressure of 120>—abbreviation BP