heart rate

noun

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

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Fetal heart rate measured at 156 beats per minute. Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026 Interacting with animals may help reduce blood pressure, lower heart rate and decrease the long-term risk of heart disease. CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 An increase in heart rate means the stroke volume, or the amount of blood pumped with each beat, may be declining, causing your heart to beat more frequently to push the same volume to the muscles. Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026 The AirPods Pro 3 have a new design that improves their fit, superior noise cancellation, better bass, and fairly accurate heart rate sensors. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 26 Mar. 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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