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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespression artérielle
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pression aʁ.te.ʁjɛl
"Le médecin a mesuré sa pression artérielle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the body's arteries, constituting one of the principal vital signs.
"The nurse checked his blood pressure during the routine medical examination." - 2
A measurement of this pressure, expressed as two numbers representing systolic and diastolic pressure.
"Her blood pressure readings have been consistently normal over the last few months."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'blood', derived from Old English 'blōd' (from Proto-Germanic *blōdą), and 'pressure', entering Middle English via Old French from Latin 'pressura'. Together as a physiological concept, it gained widespread medical and common usage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the invention of the sphygmomanometer.
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pression artérielle
Transliteration: pression aʁ.te.ʁjɛl
"Le médecin a mesuré sa pression artérielle."
Blutdruck
Transliteration: ˈbluːtˌdʁʊk
"Sein Blutdruck ist heute etwas zu hoch."
pressione sanguigna
Transliteration: presˈsjoːne sanˈɡuiɲɲa
"Deve controllare regolarmente la pressione sanguigna."
presión arterial
Transliteration: pɾeˈsjon aɾteˈɾjal
"El doctor le tomó la presión arterial en la consulta."
pressão arterial
Transliteration: pɾeˈsãw aɾteˈɾjal
"É importante monitorar a pressão arterial regularmente."
रक्तचाप
Transliteration: raktachaap
"डॉक्टर ने उसका रक्तचाप मापा।"
血压
Transliteration: xuèyā
"高血压是许多心血管疾病的风险因素。"
혈압
Transliteration: hyeorap
"정기적으로 혈압을 측정하는 것이 중요합니다."
血圧
Transliteration: ketsuatsu
"毎朝、自分の血圧を測っています。"
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