pressure point
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noun
a 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.
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Nearby words
- pressure group,
- pressure head,
- pressure hull,
- pressure ice,
- pressure paralysis,
- pressure reversal,
- pressure ridge,
- pressure sense,
- pressure sore,
- pressure suit
Origin of pressure point
First recorded in 1875–80
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