The pumping action of the heart generates pulsatile blood flow, which is conducted into the arteries, across the micro-circulation and eventually, back via the venous system to the heart. During each heartbeat, systemic arterial blood pressure varies between a maximum and a minimum pressure.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate these synonyms: epidemic (noun). Antonyms: endemic. epidemic (noun). Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread. Antonyms: endemic. epidemic (noun). An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
The definition of an epidemic, as used by those who study the phenomenon, is more cases of an illness than one would normally expect to see, based on The definition of an epidemic, as used by those who study the phenomenon, is more cases of an illness than one would normally expect to see, based on previous experience. In many cases the word epidemic describes a disease that creates a threat to the general public and that kills many people. So according to the first definition, two cases of smallpox constitute an epidemic, since there is currently no smallpox in the world. On the other hand, 75 cases of yellow fever would be an epidemic if we only expect to see 20 cases.