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Definition of Hyperbaric

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Hyperbaric

1. Characterised by greater than normal pressure or weight, applied to gases under greater than atmospheric pressure, as hyperbaric oxygen or to a solution of greater specific gravity than another taken as a standard of reference. Origin: Gr. Baros = weight (04 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperbaric

Literary usage of Hyperbaric

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechno (1992)
"7.4 hyperbaric PHYSICIANS A hyperbaric physician is a medical doctor with special training in the treatment of medical problems related to diving and/or ..."

2. Treatment Of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline by Nancy Bergstrom (1997)
"The therapies considered by the panel included electrical stimulation; hyperbaric oxygen; infrared, ultraviolet, and low-energy laser irradiation; ..."

3. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"It houses four hyperbaric chambers and two separate computer data acquisition systems capable of unmanned testing to simulated ocean depths of 3375 feet. ..."

4. Best Dives of the Caribbean by Joyce Huber (2006)
"There are two hyperbaric chambers staffed with hyperbaric-certified physicians waiting to respond to the medical needs of divers. ..."

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