Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blood_pressure

1 sense of blood pressure

Sense 1
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; "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure")
       => vital sign -- (sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition; "he was still alive but his vital signs were weak")
       => pressure, pressure level, force per unit area -- (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure")