blood pressure
blood pressure — noun
1. the force created as blood pushes through your veins and arteries, often checked
the force created as blood pushes through your veins and arteries, often checked to judge your health
The nurse checked Hana's blood pressure before the doctor came in.
check [someone's] blood pressure
After climbing the stairs, Omar's blood pressure was a little higher.
blood pressure was higher after exercise
Too much salt can raise blood pressure over time in some adults.
The machine stores your blood pressure results for the next clinic visit.
During the pregnancy checkup, the midwife watched Linh's blood pressure closely.
- BP
common medical shorthand in notes and casual hospital speech
- blood pressure reading
refers more specifically to one measured result, not the general condition
文法句型
check blood pressure
blood pressure is high/low
raise/lower blood pressure
用法筆記
Usually treated as uncountable when you mean the measurement in general. For one result, speakers often say 'a blood pressure reading' or give the number directly.