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• Compartment syndrome — Classification and external resources Fasciotomy, covered with a skin graft. ICD 10 M …   Wikipedia

• Pressure Piling — is a term used in electrical engineering in hazardous areas. It refers to a situation where, say, two classified electrical enclosures are connected together by a conduit. An explosion of a gas in one of the compartments travels through the… …   Wikipedia

• pressure cabin — compartment in the craft of a vessel whose atmospheric pressure can be regulated …   English contemporary dictionary

• Compartment syndrome — A condition in which there is swelling and an increase in pressure within a limited space (a compartment) that presses on and compromises blood vessels, nerves, and/or tendons that run through that compartment. Hence, the function of tissue… …   Medical dictionary

• compartment syndrome — the condition that results from swelling of the muscles in a compartment of a limb, which raises the pressure within the compartment so that the blood supply to the muscle is cut off, causing ischaemia and further swelling. If it persists, the… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Compartment (anatomy) — For other uses, see Compartment (disambiguation). In anatomy, a compartment is a space, mostly bounded by fascia (Fascial compartment), and sometimes also bone profoundly (as e.g. the brachial fascia). It is distinguished from pharmacokinetic… …   Wikipedia

• compartment pressure — noun the air pressure maintained in an air tight compartment (as in an aircraft) • Hypernyms: ↑atmospheric pressure, ↑air pressure, ↑pressure …   Useful english dictionary

• compartment — 1. Partitioned off portion of a larger bound space; a separate section or chamber; the compartments of the limbs are bound deeply by bones and intermuscular septa and superficially by deep fascia and generally are not in communication with the… …   Medical dictionary

• air pressure — noun the pressure exerted by the atmosphere • Syn: ↑atmospheric pressure, ↑pressure • Hypernyms: ↑gas pressure • Hyponyms: ↑barometric pressure, ↑compartment pressure, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• atmospheric pressure — noun the pressure exerted by the atmosphere • Syn: ↑air pressure, ↑pressure • Hypernyms: ↑gas pressure • Hyponyms: ↑barometric pressure, ↑compartment pressure, ↑overpres …   Useful english dictionary

• Osmotic pressure — Morse equation redirects here. For the potential energy of a diatomic molecule, see Morse potential. For the functions in differential topology, see Morse theory. Osmotic pressure on red blood cells Osmotic pressure is the pressure which needs to …   Wikipedia