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hyperbaric
[ hahy-per-bar-ik ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˈbær ɪk /
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adjective Medicine/Medical.
(of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity greater than that of cerebrospinal fluid.Compare hypobaric.
pertaining to or utilizing gaseous pressure greater than normal, especially for administering oxygen in the treatment of certain diseases.
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How to use hyperbaric in a sentence
For instance, people with persistent symptoms after mild head trauma who underwent hyperbaric oxygen treatment outperformed untreated individuals on memory tests at least two months after the treatments, researchers reported in 2020.
50 years ago, oxygen was touted as a potential memory loss treatment|Erin Garcia de Jesús|March 11, 2022|Science NewsMcCarthy wasted little time on Ellen before delving straight into her defense of hyperbaric oxygen chambers.
He has since stabilized with the help of a highly restrictive diet and the use of a state-of-the-art hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
British Dictionary definitions for hyperbaric
hyperbaric
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈbærɪk) /
adjective
of, concerned with, or operating at pressures higher than normal
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