A valve designed to open when subjected to a given amount of pressure. Also used figuratively.

plural of pressure ulcer

(psychology) speech that is pressured, as in pressure of speech

(psychology, psychiatry) a proclivity to speak with rapidity and intensity without apparent motivation, commonly seen as a marker for a manic episode of bipolar disorder

plural of pressure gauge

An apparatus used to measure pressure in a tyre, pressurised tank, boiler etc.

Total pressure in a fluid equivalent to the sum of the gage and the atmospheric pressures.

plural of intraocular pressure

(physiology) The fluid pressure inside the eye.

plural of bursting pressure