the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical physiology.
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the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
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the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical physiology.an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical physiology.pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms
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The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, heart, beats, measured, obtain.the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the he…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, heart, beats, measured, obtain.Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, heart, beats, measured, obtain.value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of su…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, heart, beats, measured, obtain.Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, wh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, heart, beats, measured, obtain.Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, heart, beats, measured, obtain.the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, heart, beats, measured, obtain.A condition in which there are two beats or waves of the arterial pulse to each beat of the heart.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, heart, beats, measured, obtain.Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to lef…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, heart, beats, measured, obtain.To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any m…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, heart, beats, measured, obtain.the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, heart, beats, measured, obtain.the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
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