press-, presso-, pressi-, -prim-, -prin-

The combined use of acupression and ligation to control bleeding.

1. Applicatioin of pressure in sites used for acupuncture with therapeutic intent.
2. In medicine, the compression of a bleeding vessel by inserting needles into adjacent tissue; also pressure points in the body used for finger or hand massage for remedial purposes.

Someone who applies acupuncture for therapeutic purposes.

The application of pressure to a blood vessel to control hemorrhage.

1. To cause a reduction in the atmospheric pressure of an enclosed space, or to experience such a reduction.
2. To allow a substance to expand to normal dimensions or volume by the removal of pressure, or to undergo this process.
3. To relax or to unwind; especially, after being busy or stressed.
4. To expand compressed electronic (computer) data to its normal extent, or to undergo this process.