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barotrauma

barotrauma noun: damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.

Noun

barotrauma (countable and uncountable, plural barotraumas)

  1. Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.
    • Of course, one must take care not to inadvertently seal the ear canal with the suction tip, thereby risking "tympanic membrane barotrauma" and possibly sucking out the patient's brains.1997 September 19, Cecil Adams, “the Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader
    • The timing raised suspicions that the whales had been disoriented by "barotrauma," or pressure injuries to sensitive ear and brain tissues caused by sound waves.2001 January 26, David Malakoff, “A Roaring Debate Over Ocean Noise”, in Science, volume 291, number 5504, →DOI, pages 576–578

barotrauma meaning in Tamil, Indonesian and Persian

barotrauma in Tamil

அழுத்தத்தாக்கு, அழுத்தப்புண், அழுந்துபுண்

barotrauma in Indonesian

tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
barotrauma

barotrauma in Persian

tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
ترومای فشاری teromâye fešâri, باروتروما bârôteromâ

Forms of barotrauma

pluralbarotraumas

Origin of barotrauma

From baro- + trauma.

Questions about barotrauma

What does barotrauma mean?
Barotrauma means damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.
What is barotrauma in Tamil?
Barotrauma in Tamil is அழுத்தத்தாக்கு, அழுத்தப்புண், அழுந்துபுண். See Barotrauma meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is barotrauma?
Barotrauma is a noun.
What is the plural of barotrauma?
The plural of barotrauma is barotraumas.

Words near barotrauma in the dictionary

  1. baroto
  2. barotolerance
  3. barotolerances
  4. barotolerant
  5. barotos
  6. barotrauma
  7. barotraumas
  8. barotraumatic
  9. barotraumatized
  10. barotrope
  11. barotropes

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