blood pressure

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blood pressure - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  blood pressure
      n 1: 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"