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Asynchronous transmission allows a character to be sent at random after the preceding
character has been sent, without regard to any timing device.
baud
A transmission speed measurement across a medium. Baud (after J.M.E. Baudot, 1845-
1903) denotes the number of discrete signal elements, such as bits, transmitted per
second. Often confused with bits per second (bps, which means the number of binary
digits transmitted in one second), the baud rate measures the number of changes per
second in a sine-wave signal.
bigeminy
A cardiovascular condition wherein the pulse occurs in groups of two rapid beats with a
pause following each pair of beats.
blood pressure
The pressure of the blood within the arteries, primarily maintained by contraction of the
left ventricle.
BPM
Beats per minute. See pulse.
bradycardia
A cardiovascular condition characterized by an abnormally slow heartbeat of less than
60 beats per minute.
cardiovascular
Of, pertaining to, or involving the heart and the blood vessels.
capillary
One of the tiny blood vessels that connect the arteries and veins.
centimeter-gram
A coherent system of units for mechanics, electricity, and second system magnetism, in
which the basic units of length, mass, and time are the centimeter, gram, and second.
DC component
SEE R-Value
dyne
A centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force required to impart an
acceleration of one centimeter per second per second to a mass of one gram.
globin
A simple protein obtained from hemoglobin.
gram
A metric unit of mass and weight, equal to one-thousandth (10-3) of a kilogram, about
0.035 ounces.
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