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Descriptor English:   Lower Body Negative Pressure 
Descriptor Spanish:   Presión Negativa de la Región Corporal Inferior 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Pressão Negativa da Região Corporal Inferior 
Synonyms English:   Abdominal Decompression
Decompression, Abdominal
LBNP  
Tree Number:   E02.278.500
Definition English:   External decompression applied to the lower body. It is used to study orthostatic intolerance and the effects of gravitation and acceleration, to produce simulated hemorrhage in physiologic research, to assess cardiovascular function, and to reduce abdominal stress during childbirth. 
Indexing Annotation English:   "external decompression applied to the lower body"; used in physiol research & ther
History Note English:   91(80); was see under DECOMPRESSION 1980-90 
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Record Number:   8325 
Unique Identifier:   D008150 

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