heart rate

noun

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

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Get your heart rate up while trekking through the scenic Canaan Valley and take a quick rest at any of the dozen shelters, some outfitted with wood-burning stoves. Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026 The next, she was being rushed into emergency surgery, her daughter’s heart rate dropping precipitously on the fetal monitor. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 For one, countless stories have surfaced of the Apple Watch proactively catching atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rate, alerting someone to go to the hospital. Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2026 Chest pain, high heart rate and pain, heat or discoloration are other warning signs to look out for. Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 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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