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dys⋅bar⋅ism

  [dis-bah-riz-uhm]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
the condition resulting from a difference between the atmospheric pressure and the pressure of gases within the body.
Origin:
dys- + bar(o)- + -ism
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Main Entry: dys·ba·rism
Pronunciation: 'dis-b&-"riz-&m
Function: noun
: the complex of symptoms (as bends, headache, or mentaldisturbance) that accompanies exposure to excessively low or rapidly changing environmental air pressure
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dysbarism dys·bar·ism (dĭs'bə-rĭz'əm)
n.
A complex of symptoms resulting from exposure to excessively low or rapidly changing air pressure.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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