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MeSH Heading: Pulse
Tree Number(s): G09.330.380.750
Unique ID: D011674
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011674
Annotation: do not add PULSE for PULSE PRESSURE see BLOOD PRESSURE unless particularly discussed; note TRADITIONAL PULSE DIAGNOSIS is available
Scope Note: The rhythmical expansion and contraction of an ARTERY produced by waves of pressure caused by the ejection of BLOOD from the left ventricle of the HEART as it contracts.
NLM Classification #: WG 106
See Also: Heart Rate; Traditional Pulse Diagnosis
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/07/12

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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