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Pressure  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • spinal or cerebrospinal fluid pressure = CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; pressure within heart ventricles = VENTRICULAR PRESSURE

Scope note

  • A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

History note

  • 68(64)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011312

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