DIASTOLIC PRESSURE
Dictionary entry overview: What does diastolic pressure mean? • DIASTOLIC PRESSURE (noun)
The noun DIASTOLIC PRESSURE has 1 sense:
1. the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood
Familiarity information: DIASTOLIC PRESSURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DIASTOLIC PRESSURE (noun)
Meaning:
The blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("diastolic pressure" is a kind of...):
blood pressure (the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health)
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