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Define pressure potential.

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Mental pressure can cause death by sui cide.

Physical pressure can cause death by not allowing the body to complete a function or get the necessary amount of blood/oxygen it needs.

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The component of water potential due to the hydrostatic pressure that is exerted on water in a cell. ... In turgid plant cells it usually has a positive value as the entry of water causes the protoplast to push against the cell wall (see turgor).

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