Pulse rate
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| Term | Pulse rate |
| Short definition | pulse rate (hard beam) In medicine, the number of heartbeats in a given period of time, usually one minute. Heart rate can be felt in the wrist, neck, behind the knees, back of the foot, groin, and other parts of the body where an artery is close to the skin. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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pulse rate - (pronounced) (hard beam) In medicine, the number of heartbeats in a given period of time, usually one minute. Heart rate can be felt in the wrist, neck, behind the knees, back of the foot, groin, and other parts of the body where an artery is close to the skin. The resting heart rate is typically between 60 and 100 beats per minute in a healthy resting adult. Measuring heart rate gives important information about a person's health. Also called pulse
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