hypobaropathy /hy·po·bar·op·a·thy/ (-bar-op´ah-the)
hypobaropathy [hi″po-bar-op´ah-the]
1. the disturbances experienced in high altitudes due to reduced air pressure, as in high-altitude sickness and mountain sickness.
2. hypobarism.
hy·po·ba·rop·a·thy (h  p -b -r p -th )n. Sickness produced by reduced barometric pressure. |
Mountain Sickness
A syndrome affecting those living for various periods at high altitudes, which is diagnosed if a person has 3+ major symptoms: anorexia, dyspnoea, fatigue, headache, insomnia, which generally responds to dexamethasone. Mountain sickness is divided into acute and chronic forms
hypobaropathy [hi″po-bar-op´ah-the]
1. the disturbances experienced in high altitudes due to reduced air pressure; see high altitude sickness and mountain sickness.
2. hypobarism.
hypobaropathy
the disturbances experienced at high altitudes due to reduced air pressure and lack of oxygen; altitude sickness.
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