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barotraumas

barotraumas is the plural of barotrauma.

Meaning of barotrauma

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

Questions about barotraumas

What is barotraumas the plural of?
Barotraumas is the plural of barotrauma.

Words near barotraumas in the dictionary

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

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