aerosinusitis /aero·si·nu·si·tis/ (-si″nus-i´tis) barosinusitis.
aerosinusitis
aer·o·si·nus·i·tis (âr  -s n -s t s)n. Inflammation of the paranasal sinuses caused by a difference between the pressure within the sinus cavities and the ambient pressure. Also called barosinusitis. |
aerosinusitis
[er′ōsī′nəsī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, aer + L, sinus, curve; Gk. itis
inflammation, edema, or hemorrhage of the frontal sinuses, caused by an expansion of air within the sinuses when the barometric pressure is decreased, as in an aircraft at high altitudes. Also called barosinusitis.
aerosinusitis
barosinusitis.
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