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barotrauma

[ bar-uh-trou-muh, -traw- ]

noun

, Pathology.
, plural bar·o·trau·ma·ta [bar-, uh, -, trou, -m, uh, -t, uh, -, traw, -], bar·o·trau·mas.
  1. injury of certain organs, especially the ear, due to a change in the atmospheric pressure.


barotrauma

/ ˈbærəʊˌtrɔːmə /

noun

  1. an injury caused by changes in atmospheric pressure, esp to the eardrums or lungs
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Barotrauma - physical injury caused by changes in pressure during an explosion - is a particular concern because of Russia's use of thermobaric weapons, also known as vacuum bombs.

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According to The New York Post, the lack of barotrauma from ascending from 45 to 35 feet deep to the surface in such a short amount of time would likely cause more serious injuries.

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An investigation by Mauritius's fisheries ministry put the main cause of death down to a phenomenon known as barotrauma.

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A study author, Tom Rodhouse, says bats can be killed by collisions with propellers and by barotrauma, which occurs when bats fly through low pressure zones created by spinning blades of a wind turbine.

The devices are used to return rockfish to deep water, reducing the number of rockfish deaths due to barotrauma, which occurs when rockfish are brought to the surface quickly.

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