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• Blood pressure — The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries. It is produced primarily by the contraction of the heart muscle. It s measurement is recorded by two numbers. The first (systolic pressure) is measured after the heart contracts …   Medical dictionary

• Blood pressure — For information about high blood pressure, see Hypertension. Blood pressure Diagnostics A sphygmomanometer, a device used for measuring arterial pressure. MeSH …   Wikipedia

• Blood donation — Give blood redirects here. For other uses, see Give blood (disambiguation). Blood donation pictogram A blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called… …   Wikipedia

• cuff — Any structure shaped like a c.. musculotendinous c. SYN: rotator c. of shoulder. perivascular cuffs cuffing. rotator c. of shoulder the anterior, superior, and poster …   Medical dictionary

• cuff — cuff1 /kuf/, n. 1. a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve. 2. a turned up fold, as at the bottom of a trouser leg. 3. the part of a gauntlet or long glove that extends over the wrist. 4. a separate or detachable …   Universalium

• cuff — I [[t]kʌf[/t]] n. 1) clo a fold or band serving as a trim or finish, esp. at the bottom of a sleeve 2) clo the turned up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg 3) clo the part of a glove that extends over the wrist 4) a handcuff 5) anat. a band of… …   From formal English to slang

• cuff — I. noun Etymology: Middle English coffe, cuffe mitten Date: 1522 1. something (as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist 2. the turned back hem of a trouser leg 3. a. handcuff usually used in plural b. a usually wide metal band worn as …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cuff — cuff1 noun 1》 the end part of a sleeve, where the material of the sleeve is turned back or a separate band is sewn on.     ↘N. Amer. a trouser turn up. 2》 (cuffs) informal handcuffs. 3》 an inflatable bag wrapped round the arm to enable blood… …   English new terms dictionary

• Ankle brachial pressure index — The Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) is a measure of the reduction in arterial blood pressure of the legs and as such is used to detect evidence of blockages (peripheral vascular disease). It is calculated by dividing the highest systolic… …   Wikipedia

• pressure — 1. A stress or force acting in any direction against resistance. 2. (P, frequently followed by a subscript indicating location)In physics and physiology, the force per unit area exerted by a gas or liquid against the walls of its container or… …   Medical dictionary

• Non-invasive intracranial pressure measurement methods — Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is one of the major causes of secondary brain ischemia that accompanies a variety of pathological conditions, most notably, traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, and intracranial hemorrhages. However, aside… …   Wikipedia