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systolic pressure

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systolic pressure  
n.  Blood pressure within the arteries when the heart muscle is contracting.
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Main Entry: systolic pressure
Function: noun
: the highest arterial blood pressure of a cardiac cycle occurring immediately after systole of the left ventricle of theheart —compare DIASTOLIC PRESSURE
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systolic pressure n.
The highest arterial blood pressure reached during any given ventricular cycle.

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