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    DIASTOLIC PRESSURE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with bloodplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural phenomena

    Hypernyms ("diastolic pressure" is a kind of...):

    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)

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