hyperbaric

[hahy-per-bar-ik]

adjective

Medicine/Medical.

1. (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity greater than that of cerebrospinal fluid.

2. pertaining to or utilizing gaseous pressure greater than normal, especially for administering oxygen in the treatment of certain diseases.

hyperbaric

/ ˌhaɪpəˈbærɪk /

adjective

1. of, concerned with, or operating at pressures higher than normal

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperbaric¹

First recorded in 1925–30; hyper- + baric ²

Example Sentences

“Then we’d part ways for a few hours,” Mr. Smith notes, “one of us in a hyperbaric chamber designed to extend life and the other slamming premium spirits to numb it.”

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He saw the same chiropractor as NFL stars Joe Burrow and JaMarr Chase, and he even got obsessed with hyperbaric chambers — eventually buying one for his apartment at USC with his name, image and likeness endorsement money.

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“If we have a few very small studies that suggest effectiveness—studies that don’t uphold the rigor that we need—what if the next treatment is hyperbaric oxygen? Where do we draw the line?”

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On offer: sauna and cold plunge, but also peptide treatments and hyperbaric oxygen chambers.

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All 14 went to the emergency room, where they spent about three hours in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber to combat the effects of smoke inhalation.

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