Pulse rate
| Pulse rate | |
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| Term | Pulse rate |
| Short definition | heart disease (hard dih-ZEEZ) A type of disease affecting the heart or blood vessels. The risk of certain heart diseases can be increased by smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, unhealthy diet, lack of exercise and obesity. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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pulse rate - (pronounced) (hard beam) In medicine, the number of heartbeats in a given period of time, usually one minute. Heart rate can be felt in the wrist, neck, behind the knees, back of the foot, groin, and other parts of the body where an artery is close to the skin. The resting heart rate is typically between 60 and 100 beats per minute in a healthy resting adult. Measuring heart rate gives important information about a person's health. Also called pulse
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