Also known as: DIA., DIA+
DIA has various meanings in the Medical category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of DIA in Medical.
Referring to the time when the heart is in a period of relaxation and dilatation. The noun for diastolic is diastole. The diastolic pressure is specifically the minimum arterial pressure during relaxation and dilatation of the ventricles of the heart when the ventricles fill with blood.In a blood pressure reading, the diastolic pressure is typically the second number recorded. For example, with a blood pressure of 120/80, the diastolic pressure is 80. By "80" is meant 80 mm Hg.
MedicalDiathermy is electrically induced heat or the use of high-frequency electromagnetic currents as a form of physical or occupational therapy and in surgical procedures. The field was pioneered in 1907 by German physician Karl Franz Nagelschmidt, who coined the term diathermy from the Greek words dia and θέρμη therma, literally meaning heating through.
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