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compression

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. compression (noun)
  2. compression fracture (noun)

com·pres·sion

noun \kəm-ˈpresh-ən\

Definition of COMPRESSION

: the act, process, or result of compressing especially when involving a compressing force on a bodily part <compression of an artery by forceps> <compression of the brain by the bones of a depressed fracture>

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