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BAROTRAUMA
Etymology
Noun
barotrauma (countable and uncountable, plural barotraumas)
(pathology) Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.
Hyponyms
• (tissue damage caused by air pressure difference): aerosinusitis, aerotitis, barodontalgia, barotitis
Source: Wiktionary
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