hypobaropathy
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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.
hy·po·ba·rop·a·thy
(hī'pō-ba-rop'ă-thē),Sickness produced by reduced barometric pressure; not always distinguished from hypobarism and altitude sickness.
[hypo- + G. baros, weight, + pathos, suffering]
hypobaropathy
(1) Hypobarism, decompression illness.(2) Altitude sickness, see there.
hy·po·ba·rop·a·thy
(hī'pō-bar-op'ă-thē)Sickness produced by reduced barometric pressure.
[hypo- + G. baros, weight, + pathos, suffering]