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MeSH Heading: Pressure
Tree Number(s): G01.374.715
Unique ID: D011312
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011312
Annotation: spinal or cerebrospinal fluid pressure = CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; pressure within heart ventricles = VENTRICULAR PRESSURE
Scope Note: 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)
See Also: Atmospheric Pressure; Blood Pressure; Manometry
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68(64)
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

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