##  [Blood Pressure](/blood-pressure) 

  ##  [Blood Pressure](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/blood-pressure-0) 

  

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Definition

Hydrostatic pressure exerted by circulating blood on the arterial wall, conventionally reported as paired systolic and diastolic values in millimetres of mercury (mmHg); measurable invasively (intra-arterial catheter) or noninvasively (cuff sphygmomanometry).