blood pressure
blood pressure
Definition
blood pressure
noun
the pressure exerted by the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels, esp. the arteries, or the heart: it varies with health, age, emotional tension, etc.
blood pressure
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- lower: Therefore, the use of potassium supplements for lowering blood pressure should only be done under the care of a doctor.
- raise: The answer is that comprehensive lifestyle modification is the key to getting on top of moderately raised blood pressure [ 1 ] .
- reduce: Intravenous administration of arginine has reduced blood pressure in humans in some reports.
- regulate: Preliminary laboratory studies in animals 87 and humans 88 89 90 suggest that acupuncture may help regulate blood pressure.
- treat: As such it is not just a diet for people trying to prevent or treat high blood pressure.
- decrease: This is as a result of a decreased blood pressure and heart rate, and improved venous drainage which results in less oozing.
Adjective modifier
- systolic: During the procedure his systolic blood pressure remained below 90 mmHg.
- diastolic: Longer training distances also dampened systolic and diastolic blood pressure in a pretty consistent manner.
- high: All people with high blood pressure need to quit smoking.
- low: Vegetarians have lower blood pressure than do people who eat meat.
- ambulatory: Relation between job strain, alcohol, and ambulatory blood pressure.
- increased: The clinic occurs every 2-3 months and assesses patients with increased blood pressure in the lung arteries.
Modifies a noun
- measurement: I also wish to investigate the implications of blood pressure measurement error for prevention strategies.
- reading: Here a blood pressure reading of 160/90 was described as satisfactory.
- check: Officers from the Cardiac Rehabilitation Scheme, personal trainers and the Local Health Board provided free blood pressure checks and body mass indexing.
- medication: In addition her blood pressure had so improved that her doctor could consider reducing her blood pressure medication.
- control: In all cases, careful blood pressure control is extremely important in slowing the progress of kidney failure.
- reduction: Human trials investigating the use of Coleus forskohlii in blood pressure reduction have yet to be conducted.
Preposition: in
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