heart rate

noun

: the rate at which the heart beats
Aerobic exercise increases your heart rate.

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Upon awakening to a loud fire alarm, EKG results showed an average heart rate of 180 beats per minute, as compared with an average of less than 70 while sleeping. Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025 Your blood vessels constrict to preserve your body's core temperature, while your heart rate and breathing increase. T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025 Her heart rate spiked to 191 – a figure that doctors say requires immediate medical attention. Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 After this, his heart rate has reached 202 beats per minute. Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heart rate

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Medical Definition

heart rate

noun
: a measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as number of beats per minute see maximum heart rate
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