Area
Area noun - A part or portion having no fixed boundaries.
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Synonyms for Area
Pressure point and area are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Pressure point" with "Area", this terms are similar.
Pressure point
Pressure point noun - An area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure.
Usage example: you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu
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Synonyms for Pressure point
Area and pressure point are semantically related. You can use "Area" instead a noun phrase "Pressure point".
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Nerve plexus under the arm; their most sensitive area, a key pressure point in a deadly Overseer martial art.
Source: Human Outside, Alien Inside - Hero Mal Reynolds was able to withstand a pressure point strike made by The Operative as he lacked the necessary patch of nerves in the vital area to be paralyzed by the attack.
Source: Game-Breaking Injury - Compare and contrast Pressure Point and Attack Its Weak Point, where it's the area attacked, as opposed to a property of the punch itself, that makes it special.
Source: Enhanced Punch
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