dysbarism

[ dis-bah-riz-uh m ]
/ ˈdɪs bɑˌrɪz əm /

noun Medicine/Medical.

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

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Origin of dysbarism

dys- + bar(o)- + -ism

Words nearby dysbarism

dysaphia, dysarteriotony, dysarthria, dysarthrosis, dysautonomia, dysbarism, dysbasia, dysbindin, dysbulia, dyscalculia, dyscephalia
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Medical definitions for dysbarism

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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