Expand by pressure from within
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DISTENDExpand by pressure from within.
kymographAn instrument for recording variations in pressure, e.g., in sound waves or in blood within blood vessels, by the trace of a stylus on a rotating cylinder
kymographsAn instrument for recording variations in pressure, e.g., in sound waves or in blood within blood vessels, by the trace of a stylus on a rotating cylinder
regelationfreezing again, esp of water from ice melted by pressure when pressure is relieved
regelationsREGELATION, freezing again, esp of water from ice melted by pressure when pressure is relieved
pulpssoft mass of vegetable matter (as of apples) from which most of the water has been extracted by pressure
turgorsthe normal distention or rigidity of plant cells, resulting from the pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell walls
turgorthe normal distention or rigidity of plant cells, resulting from the pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell walls
deaerateto remove bubbles from (a liquid, as boiler feedwater), as by mechanical agitation in a vacuum or by heating at atmospheric pressure
antiskiddesigned or constructed to prevent the skidding of a vehicle, esp. by reducing hydraulic pressure in the brake system to prevent the brakes from locking
caissonsA large watertight chamber, open at the bottom from which the water is kept out by air pressure and in which construction work may be carried out under water
syphonsA pipe or tube used to convey liquid upward from a container and then down to a lower level by gravity, the liquid being made to enter the pipe by atmospheric pressure
eclampsiaA condition in which one or more convulsions occur in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure, often followed by coma and posing a threat to the health of mother and baby
eductordevice for inducing a flow of a fluid from a chamber or vessel by using the pressure of a jet of water, air, steam, etc., to create a partial vacuum in such a way as to entrain the fluid to be removed
eductorsdevice for inducing a flow of a fluid from a chamber or vessel by using the pressure of a jet of water, air, steam, etc., to create a partial vacuum in such a way as to entrain the fluid to be removed
ejectordevice for inducing a flow of a fluid from a chamber or vessel by using the pressure of a jet of water, air, steam, etc., to create a partial vacuum in such a way as to entrain the fluid to be removed
ejectorsdevice for inducing a flow of a fluid from a chamber or vessel by using the pressure of a jet of water, air, steam, etc., to create a partial vacuum in such a way as to entrain the fluid to be removed
vasomotorDenoting a region in the medulla of the brain (the vasomotor center) that regulates blood pressure by controlling reflex alterations in the heart rate and the diameter of the blood vessels, in response to stimuli from receptors in the circulatory system or from other parts of the brain