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Gauge pressure (also
spelled gage
pressure) is the
pressure relative to the
ambient pressure.
Various units are used to
express pressure. Some of these...
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Atmospheric pressure, also
known as air
pressure or
barometric pressure (after the barometer), is the
pressure within the
atmosphere of Earth. The standard...
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Blood pressure (BP) is the
pressure of
circulating blood against the
walls of
blood vessels. Most of this
pressure results from the
heart pumping blood...
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Pressure experiments are
experiments performed at
pressures lower or
higher than
atmospheric pressure,
called low-
pressure experiments and high-pressure...
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Pressure ulcers, also
known as
pressure sores, bed
sores or
pressure injuries, are
localised damage to the skin and/or
underlying tissue that
usually occur...
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Sound pressure or
acoustic pressure is the
local pressure deviation from the
ambient (average or equilibrium)
atmospheric pressure,
caused by a
sound wave...
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Intracranial pressure (ICP) is the
pressure exerted by
fluids such as
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
inside the
skull and on the
brain tissue. ICP is measured...
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pressure cooker is a
sealed vessel for
cooking food with the use of high
pressure steam and
water or a water-based liquid, a
process called pressure cooking...
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Pressure points derive from the
supposed meridian points in
Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Indian Ayurveda and
Siddha medicine, and
martial arts. They refer...
- high
blood pressure, is a long-term
medical condition in
which the
blood pressure in the
arteries is
persistently elevated. High
blood pressure usually does...
