press pressure pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
lateral pass lateral | a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer |
lateral line lateral line organ | sense organs of fish and amphibians, believed to detect pressure changes in the water |
lubricating system force-feed lubricating system force feed pressure-feed lubricating system pressure feed | mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings |
pressure cabin | cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraft |
pressure cooker | autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water |
pressure dome | a dome-shaped building that is pressurized |
pressure gauge pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
pressure suit | protective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for space or high altitude flying |
acoustic power sound pressure level | the physical intensity of sound |
acoustic radiation pressure | (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave |
pressure | a force that compels, the public brought pressure to bear on the government |
fissure of Sylvius Sylvian fissure lateral cerebral sulcus sulcus lateralis cerebri | the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures, separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres |
pressure point | an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure, you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu |
abducens muscle lateral rectus muscle lateral rectus rectus lateralis | the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward |
lateral condyle | a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur |
lateral epicondyle | epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur |
lateral geniculate body corpus geniculatum laterale lateral geniculate | a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex |
lateral ventricle | either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere, they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro |
pressure point | where problems or difficulties are likely to occur, a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit |
pressure pressure sensation | the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin, the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal |
lateral thinking | a heuristic for solving problems, you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on |
lobby pressure group third house | a group of people who try actively to influence legislation |
pressure point | any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point |
atmospheric pressure air pressure pressure | the pressure exerted by the atmosphere |
blood pressure | the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels, results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart, sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health, adult blood pressure is considered normal at where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure |
systolic pressure | the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart |
diastolic pressure | the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood |
arterial pressure | the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries, arterial pressure is the product of cardiac output and vascular resistance |
venous pressure | the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood |
gas pressure | the pressure exerted by a gas |
pressure pressure level force per unit area | the force applied to a unit area of surface, measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit), the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure |
barometric pressure | atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer |
compartment pressure | the air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as in an aircraft) |
sea-level pressure | the atmospheric pressure reduced by a formula to the pressure at sea level |
intraocular pressure IOP | pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball, regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor, glaucoma can result from increased intraocular pressure |
oil pressure | pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internalombustion engine |
osmotic pressure | (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane |
radiation pressure corpuscularadiation pressure | the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave |
sound pressure instantaneous sound pressure | the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point |
vapor pressure vapour pressure | the pressure exerted by a vapor, often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form) |
pressure unit | a unit measuring force per unit area |
standard atmosphere atmosphere atm standard pressure | a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercurymm high at sea level and degrees centigrade |
high blood pressure hypertension | a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of mm Hg or greater) |
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS Lou Gehrig's disease | thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord, results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs |
bedsore pressure sore decubitus ulcer | a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients) |
tennis elbow lateral epicondylitis lateral humeral epicondylitis | painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand) |
imperativeness insistence insistency press pressure | the state of demanding notice or attention, the insistence of their hunger, the press of business matters |
pressure | an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress |
pressure-cook | cook in a pressure cooker |