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Barotrauma
Meaning
Noun
●
In Pathology:
Damage to body
tissue
caused
by a
difference
in
pressure
between an
air space
in or
near
the body and the
surrounding
air
.
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Wiktionary
Origin
barotrauma
English
baro-
English
βάρος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
βαρύς
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
trauma
English
τραῦμα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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