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blood pressure

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. blood pressure (noun)
  2. high blood pressure (noun)
  3. low blood pressure (noun)

blood pressure

noun

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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Examples of BLOOD PRESSURE

  1. The doctor says he has high blood pressure.
  2. These drugs help lower blood pressure.
  3. She has a blood pressure of 120.

First Known Use of BLOOD PRESSURE

1873

Rhymes with BLOOD PRESSURE

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

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