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arterial pressure - the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries; arterial pressure is the product of cardiac output and vascular resistance. venous pressure - the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood. circulation - movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels.
A reflection of the ejection pressure of left ventricular systole, and the elasticity of the arterial system. venous pressure. the blood pressure in the veins. See also central venous pressure. wedge pressure. intravascular pressure as measured by a swan-ganz catheter introduced into the pulmonary artery; it permits indirect measurement of the mean left atrial pressure.