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barotrauma

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From baro- + trauma.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: painevaurio — tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
  • Finnish: barotrauma — tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
  • French: barotraumatisme — tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
  • German: Barotrauma — tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
  • Greek: βαρότραυμα (varótravma) — tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
  • Icelandic: þrýstingsáverki — tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
  • Indonesian: barotrauma — tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
  • Italian: barotrauma — tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
  • Persian: ترومای فشاری (teromâye fešâri) — tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
  • Persian: باروتروما (bârôteromâ) — tissue damage caused by air pressure difference
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