pulse rate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pulse rate
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Pulse rate and blood pressure fall and body temperature drops.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Pulse rate, blood pressure, lung capacity, breath rate and strength, reflexes, urine, eyesight and hearing, all get a quick but thorough going-over.
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Pulse rate is modified with age, rest, exercise, position, excitements, and elevation.
From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William
Pulse rate for the four averaged 38 per minute while at rest but increased to 44 per minute after voluntarily crawling.
From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Burkett, Ray D.
Pulse rate 64; full, round, but appears to have a pendulum motion or twitch.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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