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You are a knowledgeable assistant with access to a given context. Always provide responses that are relevant to the context provided.


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Context: The blood hammer phenomenon is a sudden increase of the upstream blood pressure in a blood vessel (especially artery or arteriole) when the bloodstream is abruptly blocked by vessel obstruction. The term "blood-hammer" was introduced in cerebral hemodynamics by analogy with the hydraulic expression "water hammer", already used in vascular physiology to designate an arterial pulse variety, the "water-hammer pulse". Complete understanding of the relationship between mechanical parameters in vascular occlusions is a critical issue, which can play an important role in the future diagnosis, understanding and treatment of vascular diseases.


Question: Given a reference text about the blood hammer phenomenon, tell me the background of the term "blood-hammer".


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The term "blood-hammer" was introduced by analogy with the hydraulic expression "water hammer" that was already used in vascular physiology.