The central venous pressure or right atrial pressure is the pressure of the blood in the thoracic vena cava near the right atrium. The pressure reflects the amount of blood that return to the heart and can be pumped back through the body.
In medical terms, stasis means lack of movement. For example, venous stasis is a relative lack of flow or slow flow in the veins.
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In medical terms, an agent usually refers to a medication. For instance, an antihypertensive agent reduces blood pressure.
Many online health and doctor sites such as WebMD, MayoClinic or HealthCentral provide information also for healthy blood pressure. Typically a blood pressure that is considered normal is systolic between 120 and 140 and diastolic between 80 and 90. Low diastolic pressure is called hypotension in medical terms.
In medical terms, a break of a weakend bone is usually due to osteoporosis. A person with osteoporosis suffers from weakend bones which can very easily fracture or break with very little pressure.
In medical terms, CNS stands for central nervous system. This is the part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.
In medical terms, "SYS" typically refers to systolic, which is the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscles contract and pump blood out of the heart. It is often used in the context of blood pressure readings, where systolic pressure is the higher number, indicating the pressure in the arteries during heartbeats. Additionally, "SYS" can also refer to systemic, relating to the entire body rather than a specific part.
Medical terms used by the medical profession in caring for patients.
In medical terms, stool means feces.
Inspiration in medical terms means inhaling.
Occult means hidden in medical terms.
Progressive medical terms means it will get worse.