Medical Definition of Wedge pressure

1. The intravascular pressure reading obtained when a fine catheter is advanced until it completely occludes a small blood vessel or is sealed in place by inflation of a small cuff; commonly measured in the lung to estimate left atrial pressure. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wedge Pressure

wedge-and-dash
wedge-and-groove joint
wedge-and-groove suture
wedge-shaped
wedge-shaped fasciculus
wedge-shaped tubercle
wedge-shell
wedge-tailed
wedge-tailed eagle
wedge-tailed eagles
wedge biopsy
wedge bone
wedge heel
wedge issue
wedge politics
wedge pressure (current term)
wedge product
wedge products
wedge resection
wedge shape
wedge spirometer
wedgebill
wedged
wedgelike
wedges
wedgewise
wedgie
wedgier
wedgies
wedgiest

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