脈拍・脈搏|みゃくはくmyakuhaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, physiologypulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
   体温たいおん上昇じょうしょう、脈拍みゃくはく上昇じょうしょう・・・酸素欠乏さんそけつぼう状態じょうたいです。↗

   Body temperature rising, pulse rising ... he's in a state of oxygen deficiency.

• Synonym脈みゃくNeutralAlso means blood vessels and, as in 「脈がある」, hope; colloquial and polysemous. 「脈拍」 refers specifically to the beat felt at an artery and the pulse rate.
• Synonym脈動みゃくどうWrittenWritten/formal word for continuous rhythmic motion, also figuratively for surging vitality; unlike 「脈拍」 it does not refer specifically to the arterial beat.
• Related鼓動こどうNeutralThe beating of the heart itself and its sound, as in 「胸の鼓動」; has a literary flavor. 「脈拍」 is the beat felt at the artery.
• Related心拍しんぱくNeutralThe heartbeat itself, as in 「心拍数」; centers on the heart, while 「脈拍」 centers on the beat felt at the artery.
• Related拍動はくどうWrittenThe heart's rhythmic beating; leans medical. 「脈拍」 is the beat felt at the artery.
• RelatedプルスNeutralLoanword (from German) for pulse; medical jargon, used less often than 「脈拍」.

Use 「脈拍」 for the beat or pulse rate felt at an artery, as in 「脈拍を測る」; colloquially just 「脈」. For the heart itself use 「心拍」 or 「鼓動」; 「拍動」 leans medical, 「脈動」 is written/formal, and 「プルス」 is medical jargon.

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1. 心臓しんぞうの拍動はくどうによって血管けっかん（動脈どうみゃく）に感かんじられる脈動みゃくどう。脈みゃく。