medical Definition of natural 1: having, constituting, or relating to a classification based on features existing in nature 2: of or relating to nature as an object of study and research
The apical pulse is a measure of cardiac function that is completed by placing a stethoscope at the apex of the heart and counting for one minute. It represents the opening and closing of the valves in the heart.
apical definition: 1. of, at, or constituting the apex 2. Phonet. articulated with the apex, or tip, of the tongue, as the (l), (t), and (d) of lightedOrigin of apicalModern Latin apicalis from Classical Latin apex (gen. apicis), apex + -alis, -al...