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Trigger Point Therapy: A method that applies concentrated finger pressure to trigger points to break cycles of spasm and pain.

Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy: Based on the discoveries of Drs. Janet Travell and David Simons in which they found the causal relationship between chronic pain and its source, myofascial trigger point therapy is used to r . . . View Full Definition

Point Source Epidemic: A point source epidemic occurs when a group of people is exposed to a single common source of infection at a single place and time. There is no significant transmission between individuals. . . . View Full Definition

Point Source Lamp: Arc type lamp producing light from a small gap between two carbon rods.

Point to Point Protocol (PPP): It's a software application that allows an attachment to a server.

Point Source: A stationary location or fixed facility such as an industry or municipality that discharges pollutants into the air or surface water through pipes, ditches, lagoons, wells, or stacks - a sin . . . View Full Definition

Point Source Pollution: Pollutants that are discharged or emitted from discrete 'point' sources, such as pipes and smokestacks. Both the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act focus control requirements on point sou . . . View Full Definition

Point Of View Character: The central figure in a limited point of view narration, the character through whom the reader experiences the author's representation of the world. See point of view, above.

Point Of Exposure: The place where someone can come into contact with a substance present in the environment [see exposure pathway].

Point of Presence (POP): A Point of Presence usually means a city or location where a network can be connected to, often with dial up phone lines. So if an Internet company says they will soon have a POP in Belgrade . . . View Full Definition