रक्तचाप (raktchaap)

noun A single-sense technical/medical compound meaning 'blood pressure,' built from रक्त (rakt, 'blood') plus चाप (chaap, 'pressure/pull').
Sense 1 : blood pressure
noun, masculine
Synonyms: बी.पी. (bii.pii., common everyday term, especially in speech)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This is classic Sanskritized medical Hindi -- the kind of word you see printed on a health department poster or hear from a doctor being formal, but almost never in casual chat, where बी.पी. (bii.pii.) rules completely, as in बी.पी. हाई है (bii.pii. haaii hai, 'the BP is high'). Knowing रक्तचाप (raktchaap) is useful for reading and for sounding precise, but don't be surprised if you rarely hear it spoken aloud.
Common Mistakes: 1) In everyday conversation, especially at the doctor's or at home, people almost always say बी.पी. (bii.pii.) rather than रक्तचाप (raktchaap) -- the Hindi compound is the formal/written register you meet in health pamphlets, news, and school textbooks. 2) Learners sometimes try to use रक्तचाप (raktchaap) as a verb-like phrase; it is a plain noun and needs होना (honaa) or बढ़ना/घटना (badhnaa/ghatnaa) to say pressure 'is' high or 'rises/falls.'
Sample Sentences:
उच्च रक्तचाप एक गंभीर बीमारी है। High blood pressure is a serious disease.
(uchch raktchaap ek gambhiir biimaarii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने मरीज़ का रक्तचाप मापा। The doctor measured the patient's blood pressure.
(doktar ne mariiz kaa raktchaap maapaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
नियमित व्यायाम से रक्तचाप नियंत्रित रहता है। Blood pressure remains controlled through regular exercise.
(niymit vyaayaam se raktchaap niyantrit rahtaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
स्वास्थ्य विभाग के पोस्टर पर रक्तचाप की जाँच के बारे में लिखा गया है। On the health department's poster, it is written about blood pressure checkups.
(svaasthy vibhaag ke postar par raktchaap kii jaanch ke baare men likhaa gayaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
यदि रक्तचाप बढ़ता तो सिरदर्द होता। If the blood pressure had risen, there would have been a headache.
(yadi raktchaap badhtaa to sirdard hotaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपना रक्तचाप नियमित रूप से जाँचते रहें। Please keep checking your blood pressure regularly.
(kripyaa apnaa raktchaap niymit roop se jaanchte rahen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
हो सकता है कि तनाव के कारण उसका रक्तचाप बढ़ गया हो। It's possible that his blood pressure rose due to stress.
(ho saktaa hai ki tanaav ke kaaran uskaa raktchaap badh gayaa ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
रक्तचाप मापने की मशीन हर सरकारी अस्पताल में उपलब्ध होनी चाहिए। A blood pressure measuring machine should be available in every government hospital.
(raktchaap maapne kii mashiin har sarkaarii asptaal men uplabdh honii chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
प्राचीन आयुर्वेदिक ग्रंथों में भी रक्तचाप जैसी अवस्था का उल्लेख मिलता है। Even in ancient Ayurvedic texts, a mention of a condition like blood pressure is found.
(praachiin aayurvedik granthon men bhii raktchaap jaisii avasthaa kaa ullekh miltaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): रक्तचाप (raktchaap)
(sg.m.oblique): रक्तचाप (raktchaap)
(pl.m.direct): रक्तचाप (raktchaap)
(pl.m.oblique): रक्तचापों (raktchaapon)