aerosinusitis

[air-oh-sahy-nuh-sahy-tis]

aer·o·si·nus·i·tis

[air-oh-sahy-nuh-sahy-tis]
noun Medicine/Medical.
inflammation of the nasal sinuses caused by the effect on the sinuses of changes in atmospheric pressure.
Also called barosinusitus.


Origin:
aero- + sinusitis
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Aerosinusitis is always a great word to know.
So is tibia. Does it mean:
the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle; the shinbone
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aerosinusitis aer·o·si·nus·i·tis (âr'ō-sī'nə-sī'tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the paranasal sinuses caused by a difference between the pressure within the sinus cavities and the ambient pressure. Also called barosinusitis.

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Encyclopedia Britannica
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aerosinusitis

pain, inflammation, and possible bleeding of the membranes lining the sinus cavities in the head, caused by a difference between the pressure inside the sinuses and that outside. Sinus squeeze is a common malady of persons flying in unpressurized aircraft and of divers.

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