systolic pressure
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systolic pressure
n.
Blood pressure within the arteries when the heart muscle is contracting.
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systolic pressure
n.
The highest arterial blood pressure reached during any given ventricular cycle.
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- Physiology - systolic pressure: blood pressure produced when ventricles contract
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