Blutdruck

German

Etymology

From Blut (“blood”) +‎ Druck (“pressure”). Compare Dutch bloeddruk, Swedish blodtryck, Danish blodtryk.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Blutdruck m (strong, genitive Blutdruckes or Blutdrucks, plural Blutdrucke)

  1. (medicine, physiology) blood pressure
    den Blutdruck regeln. ― to regulate blood pressure.

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Blutdruck” in Duden online
  • “Blutdruck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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