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atmospheric (barometric) pressure
The pressure exerted by the atmosphere.
1 atmosphere of pressure =
- 760 mm Hg (torr)
- 14.70 lbs/sq inch
- 1013 millibars
- 1013E6 dynes/cm2
- 101.3 pascals
General
pressure
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.