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systolic blood pressure

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The highest pressure within the bloodstream, occurring during each heart beat, because of the systole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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Across languages

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 收縮壓 /收缩压 (shōusuōyā) — highest pressure within bloodstream
  • Dutch: bovendruk — highest pressure within bloodstream
  • Finnish: systolinen verenpaine — highest pressure within bloodstream
  • Finnish: yläpaine — highest pressure within bloodstream
  • Polish: ciśnienie skurczowe — highest pressure within bloodstream
  • Portuguese: pressão arterial sistólica — highest pressure within bloodstream
  • Portuguese: pressão sanguínea sistólica — highest pressure within bloodstream
  • Romanian: tensiune sanguină sistolică — highest pressure within bloodstream
  • Spanish: presión sanguínea sistólica — highest pressure within bloodstream