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barotrauma

American

[bar-uh-trou-muh, -traw-] / ˌbær əˈtraʊ mə, -ˈtrɔ- /

noun

Pathology.

injury of certain organs, especially the ear, due to a change in the atmospheric pressure.

barotrauma British

/ ˈbærəʊˌtrɔːmə /

noun

an injury caused by changes in atmospheric pressure, esp to the eardrums or lungs

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Etymology

Origin of barotrauma

baro- + trauma

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