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PRESSURE POINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure
Example:
you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pressure point" is a kind of...):
area; region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve)
Holonyms ("pressure point" is a part of...):
cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Where problems or difficulties are likely to occur
Example:
a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pressure point" is a kind of...):
problem; trouble (a source of difficulty)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("pressure point" is a kind of...):
point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)
Holonyms ("pressure point" is a part of...):
body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))
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