hyperbarism /hy·per·bar·ism/ (-bar´izm) a condition due to exposure to ambient gas pressure or atmospheric pressures exceeding the pressure within the body.
hyperbarism
hyperbarism (hī·per·barˑ·izm),
hy·per·bar·ism (h  p r-b r  zm)n. Disturbances to the body resulting from the pressure of ambient gases at greater than normal atmospheric pressure. |
hyperbarism
[-ber′izəm]
any disorder resulting from exposure to increased ambient pressure, usually caused by sudden exposure to or a significant increase in pressure. See also barotrauma, decompression sickness.
hyperbarism (hī·per·barˑ·izm),
n any of a number of disorders caused by excessive atmospheric pressure, generally occurring after an abrupt increase in pressure.
hyperbarism
a condition due to exposure to ambient gas pressure or atmospheric pressures exceeding the pressure within the body.
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