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Blood pressure
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- A measure of the force of blood flow against veins and arteries.
- Presión sanguínea
- The pressure, measured in millimetres of mercury, at which the blood is pumped round the body by the heart high blood pressure or raised blood pressure a level of blood pressure which is higher than usual ‘…raised blood pressure may account for as many as 70% of all strokes. the risk of stroke rises with both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the normotensive and hypertensive ranges. blood pressure control reduces the incidence of first stroke and aspirin appears to reduce the risk of stroke after tias’ [british journal of hospital medicine] comment: blood pressure is measured using a sphygmomanometer. a rubber tube is wrapped round the patient’s arm and inflated and two readings of blood pressure are taken: the systolic pressure, when the heart is contracting and so pumping out, and the diastolic pressure, which is always a lower figure, when the heart relaxes. healthy adult values are considered to be 160/95, unless the patient is diabetic or has heart disease, when lower target values are set.
- A measurement of the pressure that the body’s blood is putting on the blood vessel walls.
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Presión arterial / sanguínea, tensión, испанский
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Blood, английский
- The fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended
- Sangre
- A red liquid moved around the body by the pumping action of the heart (note: for other terms referring to blood, see words beginning with haem-, haemo-, haemato-.) blood chemistry or chemistry of the blood 1. the substances which make up blood can be analysed in blood tests, the results of which are useful in diagnosing disease 2. the record of changes which take place in blood during disease and treatment comment: blood is formed of red and white cells, platelets and plasma. it circulates round the body, going from the heart and lungs along arteries, and returns to the heart through the veins. as it moves round the body it takes oxygen to the tissues and removes waste material which is cleaned out through the kidneys or exhaled through the lungs. it also carries hormones produced by glands to the various organs which need them. the body of an average adult contains about six litres or ten pints of blood.
Blood, английский
Blood agar, английский
Enriched culture medium containing blood
Blood and gore, английский
A content descriptor developed by the entertainment software rating board (esrb).
Blood bank, английский
- Banco de sangre
- A section of a hospital or a special centre where blood given by donors is stored for use in transfusions blood blister 46
Blood blister, английский
A swelling on the skin with blood inside, caused by nipping the flesh
Blood borne infections, английский
Infections transmitted through blood
Blood cell, английский
A red or a white cell in the blood
Blood circulation, английский
Blood clot, английский
- Coágulo de sangre
- A soft mass of coagulated blood in a vein or an artery. also called thrombus
Blood clotting, английский
The process by which blood changes from being liquid to being semi-solid and so stops flowing
Blood corpuscle, английский
Blood cell
Blood count, английский
- The number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a sample of blood.
- Recuento globular, recuento sanguíneo
- A test to count the number and types of different blood cells in a sample of blood, in order to give an indication of the condition of the person’s blood as a whole
Blood culture, английский
A method of testing a sample of blood by placing it on a culture medium to see if foreign organisms in it grow
Blood donation, английский
Donación de sangre
Blood donor, английский
A person who gives blood which is then used in transfusions to other people
Blood dyscrasia, английский
Any unusual blood condition such as a low cell count or platelet count
Blood flow, английский
Blood flowmeter, английский
Blood formation, английский
Same as haemopoiesis
Blood glucose levels, английский
Niveles de glucosa en la sangre
Sphygmomanometer, английский
- Esfigmomanómetro
- An instrument which measures blood pressure in the arteries comment: the sphygmomanometer is a rubber sleeve connected to a scale with a column of mercury, allowing the nurse to take a reading. the rubber sleeve is usually wrapped round the arm and inflated until the blood flow is stopped. the blood pressure is determined by listening to the pulse with a stethoscope placed over an artery as the pressure in the rubber sleeve is slowly reduced, and by the reading on the scale.
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Bph, английский
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