Translation guide
The pressure inside the skull, a medical term. In Japanese, it is most commonly expressed as 頭蓋内圧 (zugaīnatsu) or 脳圧 (nōatsu).
intracranial pressure (abbreviated)
Common abbreviation, literally 'brain pressure'.
Increased intracranial pressure is a dangerous condition.
Please tell me how to measure intracranial pressure.
A common abbreviation for intracranial pressure, literally 'brain pressure'. Frequently used in medical conversations and some patient-facing materials, though slightly less formal than 頭蓋内圧.
When intracranial pressure is high, headaches occur.
A more descriptive phrase meaning 'pressure inside the skull'. Used occasionally in explanations for non-specialists, but less common than the standard terms.
When the pressure inside the skull rises, the brain is compressed.
In everyday conversation, Japanese speakers rarely discuss intracranial pressure. These terms are almost exclusively used in medical or scientific contexts. If you need to explain the concept to a non-medical person, you might say 頭の中の圧力 (atama no naka no atsuryoku, 'pressure inside the head'), but this is not a standard term.