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dysbarism

[dis-bah-riz-uh m]

noun Medicine/Medical.

the condition resulting from a difference between the atmospheric pressure and the pressure of gases within the body.

Origin of dysbarism

dys- + bar(o)- + -ism

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dysbarism in Medicine

dysbarism

[dĭs′bə-rĭz′əm]

n.

A complex of symptoms resulting from exposure to excessively low or rapidly changing air pressure.

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