blood pressure

Definition

The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins; it varies during the heartbeat cycle, and according to a person's age, health and physical condition.

Example Sentences

• "the great majority of people who have serious conditions from high blood pressure suffer debilitating illness"
• "The nurse spent all day taking blood pressures at the hospital."
• "She threw her head back and inflated the lungs. “UPJOHN!” she boomed, rather like someone calling the cattle home across the sands of Dee, and I issued a kindly word of warning. “Watch that blood pressure, old ancestor.” “Never you mind my blood pressure. You let it alone, and it'll leave you alone. UPJOHN!”"