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Circulatory System
Blood pressure Terms
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04/01/2009
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Term
diastole
 Definition
to expand; period in the cardiac cycle when blood enters the relaxed ventricles from the atria
Term
systole
 Definition
to contract; period in the cardiac cycle when the heart is in contraction and blood is ejected through the aorta and pulmonary artery
Term
normotension
 Definition
normal blood pressure
Term
hypotension
 Definition
low blood pressure
Term
hypertension
 Definition
high blood pressure
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