Medical Dictionary
1compress
vt com·press \kəm-ˈpres\
Medical Definition of COMPRESS
1
: to press or squeeze together <a ligament in the wrist was compressing a nerve>
2
: to reduce in size or volume as if by squeezing <compress air>
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