Definition
The act of squeezing or pressing something into a smaller space, or repeated pressing motions like in CPR.
Etymology
From Latin 'comprimere' (to press together), combining 'com-' (together) and 'premere' (to press). The '-ion' suffix makes it a noun describing the action or result.
Kelly Says
Chest compressions in CPR work because your ribcage can physically push blood through the heart when the heart itself isn't beating—it's why untrained compressions can save lives even without rescue breaths.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সংকোচন
san-ko-chon
CACatalà
compressió
kom-preh-see-oh
CSČeština
komprese
kom-preh-seh
DADansk
kompressioner
kom-preh-see-on-er
DEDeutsch
Kompressionen
kom-preh-see-ohn-en
ELΕλληνικά
συμπressiones
sim-preh-see-ohn-es
ESEspañol
compresiones
kom-presh-ee-oh-nes
FISuomi
kompressiout
kom-preh-see-oo-t
FRFrançais
compressions
kom-preh-see-ohn
HEעברית
היפרדות
hi-fer-da-t
HIहिन्दी
संकुचन
san-koo-chan
HUMagyar
kompressziók
kom-preh-see-oek
IDBahasa Indonesia
kompresi
kom-preh-see
ITItaliano
compressioni
kom-presh-ee-oh-nee
MRMR
संपीड़न
san-pee-d-an
MSBahasa Melayu
pemampatan
peh-mam-pa-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ကွန်ပရက်
kon-preh-t
NLNederlands
compressies
kom-preh-see-es
NONorsk
kompresjoner
kom-preh-see-on-er
PAPA
કોમ્પ્રેશન
kom-preh-shan
PLPolski
kompresje
kom-preh-sheh
PTPortuguês
compressões
kom-presh-ee-ohs
RORomână
compresii
kom-preh-see-ee
RUРусский
компрессии
kom-preh-see-ee
SVSvenska
kompressioner
kom-preh-see-on-er
SWKiswahili
kujazo
koo-ja-zo
TAதமிழ்
அழுத்தம்
a-zhu-tham
TEతెలుగు
ద్రవ్యం
dra-vya-m
THไทย
การบีบอัด
gaan bee-ap-at
TLTL
pagpapabisa
pa-ga-pa-bi-sa
TRTürkçe
kompresyonlar
kom-preh-syon-lar
UKУкраїнська
компресії
kom-preh-see-ee
URاردو
Compresiones
kom-preh-see-on-es
VITiếng Việt
sự nén
su-nen
ZUZU
ukuqobo
oo-koo-qo-bo