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

"Exposure to hypobaric hypoxia -- the expert continues -- is fully compatible with this new paradigm, and could even contribute to improving the effects of emerging therapies to accelerate the recovery of injured muscle."

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

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 • Dec. 11, 2015

In other cases, such as that of Latisha Smith, the company does have arrest records for some people by that name, although not for the doctor of hypobaric medicine in Washington State.

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2012

Roach placed his volunteers in a large metal box called a hypobaric chamber and gradually sucked out air with a vacuum pump, reducing atmospheric pressure to mimic a high altitude, low-oxygen environment.

From Scientific American • Feb. 10, 2012

Scientists in Scotland asked 73 healthy volunteers to spend eight hours in a hypobaric chamber in conditions that simulated a plane flying at nearly 8,000 ft.

From Time Magazine Archive