Meaning Of The Word Blood pressure

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blood pressure
uncountable noun: Your blood pressure is the amount of force with which your blood flows around your body.

blood pressure in American English
the pressure exerted by the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels, esp. the arteries, or the heart: it varies with health, age, emotional tension, etc.
noun: the pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels, varying in different parts of the body during different phases of contraction of the heart and under different conditions of health, exertion, etc

blood pressure in British English
noun: the pressure exerted by the blood on the inner walls of the arteries, being relative to the elasticity and diameter of the vessels and the force of the heartbeat

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