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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

  • artery: The clinic occurs every 2-3 months and assesses patients with increased blood pressure in the lung arteries.
  • patient: Interactive effect of cigarettes and coffee on daytime systolic blood pressure in patients with mild essential hypertension.