What does SYS mean in medical terms?
In medical terms, SYS stands for Systolic. It refers to the higher number in a blood pressure reading, which represents the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats and pumps blood out to the body.
For example, in a blood pressure reading of 120/80 mmHg, 120 mmHg is the systolic pressure.
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