The pressure produced in an artery by the wave of blood flow corresponding to a pulse; specifically the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
Definition of pulse pressure in US English:
pulse pressure
noun
Medicine
The pressure produced in an artery by the wave of blood flow corresponding to a pulse; specifically the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.