heart rate
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heart rate
The number of heartbeats per unit of time, usually measured in beats per minute. Another term for this is pulse.
Beim Sport steigt die Herzfrequenz deutlich an.
During exercise, the heart rate increases significantly.
The word is made up of 'Herz' (heart) and 'Frequenz' (frequency). 'Frequenz' means how often something occurs, so the word literally describes the frequency of the heartbeat.
Eine normale Herzfrequenz liegt bei Erwachsenen in Ruhe zwischen 60 und 80 Schlägen pro Minute.
A normal resting heart rate in adults is between 60 and 80 beats per minute.
Common verbs used in connection with heart rate are 'messen' (to measure), 'überwachen' (to monitor), 'steigen' (to rise), 'sinken' (to fall), 'erhöhen' (to increase), and 'senken' (to lower).
Mit einer Pulsuhr kann man seine Herzfrequenz beim Laufen messen.
With a heart rate monitor, you can measure your heart rate while running.
Heart rate is often described with the adjectives 'hoch' (high), 'niedrig' (low), 'erhöht' (elevated), 'regelmäßig' (regular), or 'unregelmäßig' (irregular).
Bei Aufregung hat man oft eine hohe Herzfrequenz.
When you are excited, you often have a high heart rate.
pulse
Puls refers to the pressure wave that can be felt in an artery and to its measured rate. Herzfrequenz, by contrast, directly refers to the number of heartbeats per unit of time. In everyday language, the two words are often used similarly, but Puls is especially appropriate for a measurement at the wrist, while Herzfrequenz is used for a direct measurement of the heart.
Das EKG zeigte bei dem Patienten eine Herzfrequenz von siebzig Schlägen pro Minute.
The ECG showed that the patient had a heart rate of seventy beats per minute.
Die Ärztin fühlte den Puls des Patienten am Handgelenk und zählte seventy Schläge pro Minute.
The doctor felt the patient's pulse at the wrist and counted seventy beats per minute.
