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barosinusitis

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bar⋅o⋅si⋅nus⋅i⋅tis

  [bar-uh-sahy-nuh-sahy-tis]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
aerosinusitis.
Origin:
baro- + sinusitis
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barosinusitis bar·o·si·nus·i·tis (bār'ō-sī'nə-sī'tĭs)
n.
See aerosinusitis.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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barosinusitis

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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