<physiology> Dysbarism resulting from decreasing barometric pressure on the body without hypoxia; gas in body cavities tends to expand, and gases dissolved in body fluids tend to come out of solution as bubbles. ... Compare: decompression sickness. ... Synonym: hypobaria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(hi″po-bar´iz-әm) the condition resulting from exposure to ambient gas pressure or atmospheric pressures that are below those within body tissues, fluids, or cavities.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′pō-bar′izm Definitions: 1. Dysbarism resulting from decreasing barometric pressure on the body without hypoxia; gas in body cavities tends to expand, and gases dissolved in body fluids tend to come out of solution as bubbles. Synonyms: hypobaria
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Disturbances resulting from a decrease of ambient pressure to less than that within the body fluids, tissues, and cavities. See also: Hyperoxia.
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