point pressure

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• leak point pressure — as the bladder fills, the pressure at which leakage occurs through the urethra, used as a measure of strength of the urethral sphincters. See detrusor leak point p. and Valsalva leak point p …   Medical dictionary

• detrusor leak point pressure — as the bladder fills without an increase in abdominal pressure, the level of pressure at which leakage of urine through the urethra occurs; this is a measure of both strength of the urethral sphincters and compliance of the detrusor urinae muscle …   Medical dictionary

• Valsalva leak point pressure — the amount of pressure on the bladder by a Valsalva maneuver at which leakage of urine from the urethra occurs; this is a measure of strength of the urethral sphincters …   Medical dictionary

• Pressure cooking — is a method of cooking in a sealed vessel that does not permit air or liquids to escape below a preset pressure. Because the boiling point of water increases as the pressure increases, the pressure built up inside the cooker allows the liquid in… …   Wikipedia

• pressure point — n 1) a region of the body in which the distribution of soft and skeletal parts is such that a static position (as of a part in a cast or of a bedridden person) tends to cause circulatory deficiency and necrosis due to local compression of blood… …   Medical dictionary

• Pressure — Pres sure (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th {Press}.] 1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. [1913 Webster] 2. A contrasting force or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pressure gauge — Pressure Pres sure (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th {Press}.] 1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. [1913 Webster] 2. A contrasting… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pressure point — n 1.) a place or situation where there may be trouble ▪ a pressure point for racial tension 2.) a place on the body that can be pressed, either to stop bleeding or to help make you feel better …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pressure point — n. any of a number of points on the body where an artery passes close to the surface and in front of a bony structure so that pressure applied there will check bleeding from a distal injured part …   English World dictionary

• Point shaving — Point shaving, in organized sports, is a type of match fixing where the perpetrators try to prevent a team from covering a published point spread. Unlike other forms of match fixing, sports betting invariably motivates point shaving. A point… …   Wikipedia

• Pressure cooker — 1. (Cookery) a pot with a lid which may be tightly bound to the bottom part, forming a vessel which can withstand some gas pressure from within. It is used to heat foods in water or steam to a temperature somewhat above the boiling point of water …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English