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blood pressure vs systolic pressure

systolic pressure vs blood pressure

blood pressure and systolic pressure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blood pressure Yes No No No
systolic pressure Yes No No No
As nouns, systolic pressure is a hyponym of blood pressure; that is, systolic pressure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blood pressure:
  • blood pressure: the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health
  • systolic pressure: the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart
Other hyponyms of blood pressure include diastolic pressure, arterial pressure, venous pressure.
blood pressure (noun) systolic pressure (noun)
the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart
Difference between blood pressure and systolic pressure

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