| 单词 | pressure point |
| 释义 | pressure pointnouna point on the skin that is extremely sensitive to pressure because of the presence of pressure-sensing organs. a point on the body where relatively slight pressure serves to press an artery lying close to the surface against underlying bony tissue, so as to arrest the flow of blood into a part. a sensitive, crucial area or issue against which concerted persuasion or pressure tactics can be wielded to produce a desired result: Lobbyists attempt to find the pressure points of government. Origin of pressure pointFirst recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby pressure pointpressure group, pressure head, pressure hull, pressure ice, pressure paralysis, pressure point, pressure reversal, pressure ridge, pressure sense, pressure sore, pressure suit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pressure point
British Dictionary definitions for pressure pointpressure point nounany of several points on the body above an artery that, when firmly pressed, will control bleeding from the artery at a point farther away from the heart Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for pressure pointpressure point n.Any of the various locations on the body where pressure may be applied to control bleeding. A point that is extremely sensitive to the application of pressure. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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