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Definition of Diastolic pressure
1. Noun. The blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood.
Generic synonyms: Blood Pressure
Medical Definition of Diastolic pressure
1. The intracardiac pressure during or resulting from diastolic relaxation of a cardiac chamber; the lowest arterial blood pressure reached during any given ventricular cycle. (05 Mar 2000)