heart rate

noun

: the rate at which the heart beats
Aerobic exercise increases your heart rate.

Examples of heart rate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This stylish device monitors heart rate and sleep and offers over 20 exercise modes. Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 14 June 2024 Your body responds by increasing levels of norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter that increases your heart rate, and your brain sends signals to the blood vessels in your legs to constrict to push the blood back up, Dr. Grubb says. Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 10 June 2024 Having variation in heart rate is not only completely normal but also necessary. Angela Ryan Lee, Health, 26 May 2024 Drinking too much too quickly can affect breathing, heart rate, body temperature and gag reflex. Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for heart rate 

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“Heart rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20rate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

heart rate

noun
: a measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as number of beats per minute see maximum heart rate

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