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Diastolic pressure

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systolic pressurenounthe blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart
blood pressurenounThe pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins; it varies during the heartbeat cycle, and according to a person's age, health and physical condition.
systolicnoun(medicine, colloquial) Ellipsis of systolic blood pressure. [(physiology) The highest pressure within the bloodstream, occurring during each heart beat, because of the systole.]
systolic murmurnouna murmur heard during systole
diastolenoun(chiefly uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
presystolic(physiology) Preceding the systole or contraction of the heart; relating to presystole
cardiovascularnounRelating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
hypertensionnoun(medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.
antihypertensive(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
heart ventriclenouna chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
vasodilatationnoundilatation of a blood vessel
cardiovascular systemnoun(physiology) The circulatory system.
left ventriclenoun(anatomy) One of the four chambers of the heart of humans and other mammals, which receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium and pumps it out through the aorta.
vasodilatorynounOf, pertaining to, or functioning as a vasodilator.
barometric pressurenounThe atmospheric pressure denoted on a barometer.
hypotensionnoun(medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure.
cardiologicalnounof or pertaining to cardiology
right ventriclenounthe chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk
pressure drop(often abbreviated as "dP" or "ΔP") defined as the difference in total pressure between two points of a fluid carrying network.
hypotensiveHaving hypotension.

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