hydrostatic pressure

(fluid mechanics) The pressure at a point in a fluid at rest due to the weight of the fluid above it. Also known as gravitational pressure. The negative of the stress normal to a surface in a fluid.

The pressure in the circulatory system exerted by the volume of blood when it is confined in a blood vessel. The hydrostatic pressure, coupled with the osmotic pressure within a capillary is opposed by the hydrostatic and osmotic pressure of the surrounding tissues. Fluids flow from the higher pressure areas to the lower pressure areas.

The pressure equivalent to that exerted on a surface by a column of water of a given height.

The pressure exerted by a liquid.