English-Swedish translations for blood pressure

• blodtryck ett
  Jag ska avsluta nu, herr talman, för att inte höja ert blodtryck ytterligare.I will conclude, Mr President, not to raise your blood pressure any further.
  Kvinnor dör till följd av blödningar, infektioner, högt blodtryck och värkrubbningar.Women die from haemorrhaging, from infections, from high blood pressure, from obstructed labour.
  Han får inte hjälp för sitt höga blodtryck och sina hjärtkomplikationer.He is not receiving help for his high blood pressure and the complications surrounding his heart condition.

Definition of blood pressure

• The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins; it varies during the heartbeat cycle, and according to a person's age, health and physical condition

Examples

• the great majority of people who have serious conditions from high blood pressure suffer debilitating illness
• The nurse spent all day taking blood pressures at the hospital.

Related words

• blood pressure meter
• blood pressure measurement
• blood pressure rise
• diastolic blood pressure
• systolic blood pressure
• I have low blood pressure
• I have high blood pressure
• high blood pressure
• taking the blood pressure