pulse rate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pulse rate
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pulse rate and blood pressure fall and body temperature drops.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 is modified with age, rest, exercise, position, excitements, and elevation.
From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William
Pulse rate 68; is not so full or jerky, but it is some.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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