Marey law


Ma·rey law

(mah-rā'), the pulse rate varies inversely with the blood pressure; that is, the pulse is slow when the pressure is high; an expression of baroreceptor reflex influences on heart rate.

Ma·rey law

(mah-rā' law) The pulse rate varies inversely with the blood pressure; i.e., the pulse is slow when the pressure is high; an expression of baroreceptor reflex influences on heart rate.

Marey law

(mă-rā′) [Etienne-Jules Marey, Fr. physiologist, 1830–1904] A law stating that the heart rate varies inversely with arterial blood pressure (i.e., a rise or fall in arterial blood pressure brings about, respectively, a slowing or speeding up of heart rate).

Marey,

Étienne Jules, French physiologist, 1830-1904. Marey law - the pulse rate varies inversely with the blood pressure.