"pressure point" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pressure points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pressure point (plural pressure points)
  1. A point, spot where pressure is applied
    (therapy) A specific small area of the body sensitive to and suitable for therapeutic pressure.
    Sense id: en-pressure_point-en-noun-km8WMgNd
  2. A point, spot where pressure is applied
    (martial arts) A specific small area of the body targeted, due to a cluster of nerves being close to the skin, usually not protected by bone.
    Categories (topical): Martial arts
    Sense id: en-pressure_point-en-noun-ri~rrAlf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 50 18 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  3. A point, spot where pressure is applied
    (figurative) A situation that, when addressed, can cause a change to occur.
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-pressure_point-en-noun-SQKy5oFR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (specific small area of the body): 穴位 (xuéwèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 腧穴 (shùxué) (Chinese Mandarin), drukpunt [neuter] (Dutch), hermopiste (Finnish), point de pression [masculine] (French), point d’acupression [masculine] (French), Druckpunkt [neuter] (German), 点穴 (tenketsu) (alt: てんけつ) (Japanese), 急所 (kyūsho) (alt: きゅうしょ) (Japanese), 穴位 (ketsui) (alt: けつい) (Japanese), punkt nacisku [masculine] (Polish), жи́зненно ва́жная то́чка (žíznenno vážnaja tóčka) [feminine] (Russian), tryckpunkt [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'specific small area of the body': 48 52 0

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