compression : Idioms & Phrases

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compression bandage

  • noun bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
    tourniquet.
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compression fracture

  • noun fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)
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Globe of compression

  • (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a wide crater; called also overcharged mine.
Webster 1913

image compression

  • noun the compression of graphics for storage or transmission
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nerve compression

  • noun harmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences); causes nerve damage and muscle weakness
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