Noun: pressure point
- 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
"The paramedic applied pressure to the pressure point to slow the bleeding"
- An area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure
"you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu"
- Where problems or difficulties are likely to occur
"a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit"
Derived forms: pressure points
Type of: area, ill, point, prob [informal], problem, region, trouble
Part of: body, cutis, organic structure, skin, tegument
Encyclopedia: Pressure point