adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ə r- ' ber-ik, - ' ba-rik
Function: adjective
Etymology: hyper- + bar- + 1 -ic
Date: 1962
: of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure especially of oxygen <a hyperbaric chamber> < hyperbaric medicine>
– hy · per · bar · i · cal · ly \ -i-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb