the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
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Radial pulse
pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist)
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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.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)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical physiology.(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectil…
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
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One of the radial segments composing the body of one of the Coelenterata.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pulse, radial, artery, felt, wrist.a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pulse, radial, artery, felt, wrist.An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn by women in India and Africa, and in some other countries, upon…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pulse, radial, artery, felt, wrist.happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pulse, radial, artery, felt, wrist.An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pulse, radial, artery, felt, wrist.Armor for the arm; -- generally used for the whole arm from the shoulder to the wrist, and consisting, in the 15th and 16th centuries,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pulse, radial, artery, felt, wrist.An instrument for compressing an artery (esp., the femoral artery) or other part.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pulse, radial, artery, felt, wrist.Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want generally felt and acknowledge.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pulse, radial, artery, felt, wrist.Of or pertaining to the second expansion of the artery in the dicrotic pulse; as, the dicrotic wave.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pulse, radial, artery, felt, wrist.a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "fl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pulse, radial, artery, felt, wrist.Situated upon or above an artery; -- applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pulse, radial, artery, felt, wrist.To cover with, or as with, felt; as, to felt the cylinder of a steam emgine.
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