heart rate

noun

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

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The couple found the hospital procedures somewhat intimidating, and Logan’s heart rate dropped a few times toward the end of Justine’s labor. Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025 In recent years wearable technology has given us a slew of sports, training, fitness and navigation tools, from heart rate monitors and step counters to GPS golf watches and trail maps for hiking in the woods. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 As your position changes, the provider can track how your heart rate and blood pressure respond.27 Imaging tests: Your provider may order ultrasounds or other imaging tests to view your spinal cord, brain, or internal orders to check for abnormalities. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Dec. 2024 For example, your heart rate slows down, and blood-flow to your extremities ramps down. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 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 9 Jan. 2025.

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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