mmHg

What does "mmHg" mean in a report or doctor's letter? In our medical dictionary, you will find a patient-friendly explanation of the meaning of this medical term.

Explanation

"mmHg" stands for millimeters of mercury. It is a unit of measurement often used in medicine to measure blood pressure. The term comes from the use of mercury in the first accurate pressure gauges and it's still being used today as the standard unit of measurement for pressure in the medical field. It's like how a ruler measures length in inches or centimeters, but instead, mmHg measures the pressure or force that your blood exerts on the walls of your blood vessels.

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