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jugular compression

jugular compression

[′jəg·yə·lər kəm′presh·ən]
(pathology)
A test for a spinal subarachnoid block by noting the rate of rise and fall of the spinal fluid pressure following compression and release of the jugular veins.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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