Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pressure_point

3 senses of pressure point

Sense 1
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)
       => point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")

Sense 2
pressure point -- (where problems or difficulties are likely to occur; "a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit")
       => trouble, problem -- (a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?")

Sense 3
pressure point -- (an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu")
       => area, region -- (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region")