heart rate

noun

: the rate at which the heart beats
Aerobic exercise increases your heart rate.

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Exposure can lead to vomiting, slow heart rate, irregular heartbeat and seizures. Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025 The cold and snow slowed your heart rate, lessened the blood loss. Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 July 2025 Research has shown that this design philosophy can reduce stress by reducing blood pressure and heart rate. AFAR Media, 11 July 2025 This analyzes the prevalence of carotenoids in your skin, using the rear sensor array, the same collection of hardware that measures your heart rate throughout the day. Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for heart rate

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Medical Definition

heart rate

noun
: a measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as number of beats per minute see maximum heart rate
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