take blood pressure

take someone's blood pressure

to measure a person's blood pressure. The doctor takes my blood pressure every time I am in the office. Bob takes his blood pressure at home every day.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anan (2)	AY-nən (English)	Biblical
Larson	['la:sn]
Elisabeth	e-LEE-zah-bet (German), e-LEE-sah-bet (Danish), i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Ilka	-	Hungarian
Maxen	-	Welsh (Anglicized)
Gunnar	GOON-nahr (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology