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barotrauma

[ bar-uh-trou-muh, -traw- ]

noun

, Pathology.
, plural bar·o·trau·ma·ta [bar-, uh, -, trou, -m, uh, -t, uh, -, traw, -], bar·o·trau·mas.
  1. injury of certain organs, especially the ear, due to a change in the atmospheric pressure.

barotrauma

/ ˈbærəʊˌtrɔːmə /

noun

  1. an injury caused by changes in atmospheric pressure, esp to the eardrums or lungs
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Origin of barotrauma1

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