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blood pressure

Noun B1 – Intermediate

The force with which blood pushes against the walls of blood vessels as the heart pumps it around the body.

"The nurse checked her blood pressure before the appointment began."

Blood pressure is usually given as two numbers, the systolic pressure over the diastolic, such as 120 over 80.