hypobaropathy

[ hahy-poh-buh-rop-uh-thee ]
/ ˌhaɪ poʊ bəˈrɒp ə θi /

noun Pathology.

a condition produced in high altitudes, caused by diminished air pressure and reduced oxygen intake; mountain sickness.

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Origin of hypobaropathy

hypo- + baro- + -pathy

Words nearby hypobaropathy

hypoalimentation, hypoallergenic, hypoazoturia, hypobaric, hypobarism, hypobaropathy, hypobasis, hypobetalipoproteinemia, hypoblast, hypobranchial, hypocalcemia
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Medical definitions for hypobaropathy

hypobaropathy
[ hī′pō-bə-rŏp′ə-thē ]

n.

Sickness produced by reduced barometric pressure.
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