Medical detectives Vocab

Front

The blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction.

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Systolic Pressure

Front

To recognize a disease by signs and symptoms

Back

diagnose

Front

The rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction; can be felt from the outside of the body.

Back

pulse

Front

Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions.

Back

diastolic pressure

Front

The force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood and expressed in millimetres of mercury.

Back

blood pressure

Front

Heart rate

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A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute.

Front

Epidemic

Back

An infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people.

Front

Hypothermia

Back

Abnormally low body temperature.

Front

Hypertension is

Back

High blood pressure.

Front

Hyperthermia

Back

Overheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions.