HYPERBARIC


Meaning of HYPERBARIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-pər-ˈber-ik, -ˈba-rik ]

adjective

Etymology: hyper- + bar- + -ic (I)

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-)lē adverb

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