Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blood pressure

/ˈblʌd ˌpɹɛʃə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: blood- -pres-sure
IPA: /ˈblʌd ˌpɹɛʃə(ɹ)/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins; it varies during the heartbeat cycle, and according to a person's age, health and physical condition.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the great majority of people who have serious conditions from high blood pressure suffer debilitating illness"
"The nurse spent all day taking blood pressures at the hospital."
"She threw her head back and inflated the lungs. “UPJOHN!” she boomed, rather like someone calling the cattle home across the sands of Dee, and I issued a kindly word of warning. “Watch that blood pressure, old ancestor.” “Never you mind my blood pressure. You let it alone, and it'll leave you alone. UPJOHN!”"

Usage

Inflected Forms

blood pressures (plural)

Phrases

diastolic blood pressure high blood pressure systolic blood pressure

Questions

How do you pronounce blood pressure?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblʌd ˌpɹɛʃə(ɹ)/.
What does blood pressure mean?: The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins; it varies during the heartbeat cycle, and according to a person's age, health and physical condition.

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