tekanan darah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tekanan (“pressure”) +‎ darah (“blood”), a calque of Dutch bloeddruk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.ka.nan ˈda.rah/

Noun

têkanan darah

1. blood pressure (the pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins; it varies during the heartbeat cycle, and according to a person's age, health and physical condition)

   Synonyms: tensi, (rare) bludrek

Hyponyms

• tekanan darah rendah
• tekanan darah tinggi

 

Further reading

• tekanan darah on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id