| D006973 |
Hypertension |
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more. |
Blood Pressure, High,Blood Pressures, High,High Blood Pressure,High Blood Pressures |
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| D008168 |
Lung |
Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. |
Lungs |
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| D010100 |
Oxygen |
An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration. |
Dioxygen,Oxygen-16,Oxygen 16 |
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| D011651 |
Pulmonary Artery |
The short wide vessel arising from the conus arteriosus of the right ventricle and conveying unaerated blood to the lungs. |
Arteries, Pulmonary,Artery, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Arteries |
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| D002319 |
Cardiovascular System |
The HEART and the BLOOD VESSELS by which BLOOD is pumped and circulated through the body. |
Circulatory System,Cardiovascular Systems,Circulatory Systems |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D001158 |
Arteries |
The vessels carrying blood away from the heart. |
Artery |
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| D014655 |
Vascular Resistance |
The force that opposes the flow of BLOOD through a vascular bed. It is equal to the difference in BLOOD PRESSURE across the vascular bed divided by the CARDIAC OUTPUT. |
Peripheral Resistance,Total Peripheral Resistance,Pulmonary Vascular Resistance,Systemic Vascular Resistance,Peripheral Resistance, Total,Resistance, Peripheral,Resistance, Pulmonary Vascular,Resistance, Systemic Vascular,Resistance, Total Peripheral,Resistance, Vascular,Vascular Resistance, Pulmonary,Vascular Resistance, Systemic |
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| D018496 |
Hyperoxia |
An abnormal increase in the amount of oxygen in the tissues and organs. |
Hyperoxias |
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