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pressure point [′presh·ər pȯint]

(physiology)

A point of marked sensibility to pressure or weight, arranged like the temperature spots, and showing a specific end apparatus arranged in a punctate manner and connected with the pressure sense.

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pressure point (redirected from Pressure points)

pressure point
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