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Medical Term

intracranial pressure

the pressure within the CRANIUM ; more specifically, the pressure is maintained by all tissues: BRAIN , BLOOD , CEREBROSPINAL FLUID , etc. An increase in the pressure can occur as a result of injury, haemorrhage or tumour, and treatment is necessary to restore it to normal.

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