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pulse pressure

–noun
the pressure of the pulse; the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures.

Origin:
1900–05
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Main Entry: pulse pressure
Function: noun
: the pressure that is characteristic of the arterial pulse and represents the difference between diastolic and systolicpressures of the heart cycle
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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pulse pressure n.
The variation in blood pressure occurring in an artery during the cardiac cycle; the difference between systolic and diastolic pressures.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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