PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS.
Difference between systolic and diastolic pressures.
Synonyms: Blood Pressure, Pressure, Systolic, Pressure, Blood, Pulse Pressure, Systolic Pressure, Pressure, Diastolic, Diastolic Pressure, Pressure, Pulse, Pressures, Systolic
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general; note specifics; pressure within a specific vessel: coordinate vessel / physiol (IM) + BLOOD PRESSURE (NIM); do not add SYSTOLE; DIASTOLE; or PULSE unless particularly discussed; with diseases coordinate IM with disease / physiopathol (IM), not / blood (IM); differentiate from HYPERTENSION & HYPOTENSION
identifier
D001794