pressure point

English Thesaurus

1. an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure (noun.body)

hypernym	:	area, region,
definition	:	a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve (noun.body)

part meronym	:	cutis, skin, tegument,
definition	:	a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (noun.body)

2. where problems or difficulties are likely to occur (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	problem, trouble,
definition	:	a source of difficulty (noun.cognition)

3. any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point (noun.location)

hypernym	:	point,
definition	:	the precise location of something; a spatially limited location (noun.location)

part meronym	:	body, organic structure, physical structure,
definition	:	the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) (noun.body)

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