B&P has various meanings in the NASA category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of B&P in NASA.
The boiling point is the temperature when a liquid begins to boil and becomes a gas or vapor. It requires the addition of energy for the matter to move from one state to another. OR The temperature at which the pressure exerted by molecules leaving a liquid equals the pressure exerted by the molecules in the air above it. A free-for-all of molecules leaving the liquid then ensues.
NASABlood pressure (BP), sometimes referred to as arterial blood pressure, is the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels, and is one of the principal vital signs. When used without further specification, "blood pressure" usually refers to the arterial pressure of the systemic circulation, usually measured at a person's upper arm.
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