Definition that contains blood pressure
- polygraph a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)
- hypertension a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
- hypertensive a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
- hypertensive having abnormally high blood pressure
- chiropractic a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
- hypotensive a person who has abnormally low blood pressure
- hypotensive having abnormally low blood pressure
- biofeedback a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them
- vasoconstrictor any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
- sphygmomanometer a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure