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dysbarism

dysbarism noun: any medical condition resulting from changes in ambient pressure, as for example when scuba diving.

Noun

dysbarism (countable and uncountable, plural dysbarisms)

  1. Any medical condition resulting from changes in ambient pressure, as for example when scuba diving

Forms of dysbarism

pluraldysbarisms

Origin of dysbarism

From dys- + baro- + -ism.

Questions about dysbarism

What does dysbarism mean?
Dysbarism means any medical condition resulting from changes in ambient pressure, as for example when scuba diving.
What part of speech is dysbarism?
Dysbarism is a noun.
What is the plural of dysbarism?
The plural of dysbarism is dysbarisms.

Words near dysbarism in the dictionary

  1. dysbalance
  2. dysbalanced
  3. dysbalances
  4. dysbalancing
  5. dysbaric
  6. dysbarism
  7. dysbarisms
  8. dysbasia
  9. dysbetalipoproteinaemia
  10. dysbetalipoproteinaemias
  11. dysbetalipoproteinemia

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