compression, decrease in volume of any object or substance resulting from applied stress. Compression may be undergone by solids, liquids, and gases and by living systems.
What is the meaning of compression?
Listen to pronunciation. (kum-PREH-shun) A pressing or squeezing together. In medicine, it can describe a structure, such as a tumor, that presses on another part of the body, such as a nerve.
What is the meaning of the word compression?
compression noun [U] (PRESS ON) the act of pressing something into a smaller space or putting pressure on it from different sides until it gets smaller: Tectonic forces caused compression in the earths crust.
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Definition of compression - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
A pressing or squeezing together. In medicine, it can describe a structure, such as a tumor, that presses on another part of the body, such as a nerve.
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