収しゅう縮しゅく期き血けつ圧あつ

noun

systolic blood pressure

Medical term for the pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts. Often contrasted with 拡張期血圧 (diastolic blood pressure).

See also: 拡張期血圧

• 健けん康こう診しん断だんで収しゅう縮しゅく期き血けつ圧あつが高たかめと言いわれた。

  At my health checkup, I was told my systolic blood pressure was a bit high.