Definition of pressure point Pressure point

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We found 4 definitions of pressure point from 2 different sources.

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What does pressure point mean?

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Noun

pressure point - an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu"
  region, area a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"
pressure point - 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
  point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
pressure point - where problems or difficulties are likely to occur; "a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit"
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  • pressure point (Noun)
    A specific small area of the body targeted, due to a cluster of nerves being close to the skin, usually not protected by bone.

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