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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