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DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE

Specialty Definition: DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE

DomainDefinition

Aerospace

The pressure exerted by the blood during periods between cardiac contraction. (references)

Health

The minimum pressure that remains within the artery when the heart is at rest. (references)

Medicine

The pressure exerted on the walls of the arteries when the heart is in the relaxation phase(diastole). Source: European Union. (references)
 The pressure during or resulting from relaxation of a cardiac chamber; more specifically, the lowest arterial blood pressure reached during any given ventricular cycle. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE

Specialty definitions using "DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE": GuanfacineHypertensive Encephalopathy. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Pooled analyses indicate a small reduction in systolic blood pressure and no effect on diastolic blood pressure. (references)

Most studies of endurance exercise training of individuals with normal blood pressure and those with hypertension have shown decreases in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

diastolic blood pressure

52

low diastolic blood pressure

11
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE

Language Translations for "DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

diastoliske blodtryk (diastolic pressure), diastolisk blodtryk (diastolic pressure). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

diastolische bloeddruk (diastolic pressure). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

diastolinen verenpaine (diastolic pressure), diastolinen paine (diastolic pressure). (various references)

   

French

  

tension diastolique (diastolic pressure), tension artérielle diastolique, pression diastolique (diastolic pressure). (various references)

   

German

  

diastolischer Blutdruck (diastolic pressure). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

διαστολική πίεση (diastolic pressure), διαστολική αρτηριακή πίεση (diastolic pressure). (various references)

   

Italian

  

pressione diastolica (diastolic pressure). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

iastolicday oodblay essurepray

   

Portuguese

  

pressão diastólica (diastolic pressure). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tensión diastólica (diastolic pressure), presión diastólica (diastolic pressure). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Bibliography


  

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