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hy⋅per⋅bar⋅ic

[hahy-per-bar-ik]
–adjective Medicine/Medical.
1. (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity greater than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hypobaric.
2. pertaining to or utilizing gaseous pressure greater than normal, esp. for administering oxygen in the treatment of certain diseases.

Origin:
1925–30; hyper- + baric 2
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hy·per·bar·ic   (hī'pər-bār'ĭk)   
adj.  Of, relating to, producing, operating, or occurring at pressures higher than normal atmospheric pressure: a hyperbaric chamber.
hy'per·bar'i·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hy·per·bar·ic
Pronunciation: "hI-p&r-'bar-ik
Function: adjective
1 : having a specific gravity greater than thatof cerebrospinal fluid —used of solutions for spinal anesthesia; —compare HYPOBARIC
2 : of,relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure especially of oxygen hyperbaric chamber> <hyperbaric medicine> —hy·per·bar·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Medical Dictionary

hyperbaric hy·per·bar·ic (hī'pər-bār'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, producing, operating, or occurring at pressures higher than normal atmospheric pressure.

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