Phenomena and Processes

Pressure

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)

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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)

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  • Pressures

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects.

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

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pressure. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011312. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011312
  2. Pressure. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure
  3. Pressure. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39552