hypobaric

American  

[hahy-puh-bar-ik] / ˌhaɪ pəˈbær ɪk /

adjective

Medicine/Medical.

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

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hypobaric Scientific  

/ hī′pə-băr′ĭk /

1. Relating to conditions of low air pressure and low oxygen content, such as atmospheric conditions at high altitudes, or in special chambers used to establish low-pressure conditions.

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Etymology

Origin of hypobaric

1925–30; hypo- + Greek bár ( os ) weight + -ic

Example Sentences

Apparently only athletic feats that occur in a hypobaric chamber count in the weird world of track and field, but Echevarria's leap earned him something even more elusive: Internet infamy.

From Golf Digest

The climbers have trained in specialized rooms called hypobaric chambers, which allow trainers to manipulate air pressure and to prepare climbers' bodies for the high-altitude, low-oxygen environment of the mountain.

From National Geographic

The climbers also monitor levels of vitamin D and iron, which help stave off hypobaric hypoxia, the process by which thin air deprives the body of replenishing oxygen.

From New York Times

They have saved well, and their Tenafly house is modest but for the hypobaric oxygen chamber in the boiler room that Steve uses for therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The unnamed worker is being treated in a hypobaric chamber at an area hospital.

From Washington Times