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PA

[pe-a]

noun

LanguageSpanish (Spain)

Meaning
  1. initialism of presión arterial
  2. initialism of potencial de acción
  3. blood pressure
  4. An abbreviation commonly used in medical contexts to refer to blood pressure or action potential.
Examples

El doctor revisó su PA.

The doctor checked his blood pressure.

La enfermera anotó la PA del paciente.

The nurse noted the patient's blood pressure.

Pronunciationpe-a

Part of speechnoun

Registerformal

Usage noteCommonly used in medical charts or clinical documentation.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.