Compression
{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Term=compression |Short definition=compression - {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} (Kum-PREH-Shun) squeeze or squeeze. In medicine, it can describe a structure, such as a tumor, that is pressing on another part of the body, such as a nerve. It can also describe the flattening of soft tissues, such as the breast, that occurs during a mammogram (X-ray of the breast) |Type=compression - {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} (Kum-PREH-Shun) squeeze or squeeze. In medicine, it can describe a structure, such as a tumor, that is pressing on another part of the body, such as a nerve. It can also describe the flattening of soft tissues, such as the breast, that occurs during a mammogram (X-ray of the breast) {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} }}