Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, blood pressure. / (pathology, colloquial) Synonym of hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure)

Synonym of mutationism

plural of pressure pad

(medicine) A piece of padding used to relieve soreness caused by constant pressure, such as bedsores. / A soft padded sensor that responds to pressure.

(hydrodynamics) The pressure exerted upon a body in contact with a fluid due to the relative motion between the two.

plural of pressure sore

(medicine, nursing) Synonym of pressure ulcer.

plural of pressure injury

(dated) Synonym of pressure ulcer.

(physiology) The difference between systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.