Meanings
plural intracranial pressures
- countableuncountablemedicineThe pressure inside the skull, and thus in the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid.
As artificial hyperventilation is advocated in the treatment of raised intracranial pressure, it must be questioned where to set the limit beyond which hypocapnically induced cerebral tissue hypoxia may occur.
2012, H. Penzholz, M. Brock, J. Hamer, Brain Hypoxia: Pain, →ISBN, page 42Synonyms: ICP
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe pressure inside the skull, and thus in the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 顱內壓 /颅内压, 顱壓 /颅压
- 顱內壓 /颅内压 (lúnèiyā)pressure
- 顱壓 /颅压 (lúyā)pressure
Finnish aivopaine
- aivopainepressure
German Intrakranieller Druck, Hirndruck
- Intrakranieller Druckpressure
- Hirndruckpressure
Japanese 頭蓋内圧
- 頭蓋内圧 (zugainaiatsu)pressure
Cite this entry
intracranial pressure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intracranial%20pressure
“intracranial pressure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intracranial%20pressure. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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