🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

barotraumatisme

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ba.ʁo.tʁo.ma.tism/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Barotrauma/ˈbɛəroʊˌtrɔːmə/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La plongée sous-marine peut parfois provoquer un barotraumatisme des sinus."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Physical damage to body tissues caused by a difference in pressure between a gas space inside, in contact with, or inside the body and the surrounding gas or fluid.

    "Scuba divers must equalize their ears properly during descent to prevent barotrauma of the middle ear."
  2. 2

    Lung injury caused by excessive pressure during mechanical ventilation.

    "High airway pressures can lead to barotrauma in patients suffering from severe acute respiratory distress syndrome."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'barotrauma' is derived from the Greek words 'baros' meaning 'weight' and 'trauma' meaning 'wound' or 'injury'. It emerged in medical terminology in the early 20th century to describe injuries caused by changes in pressure, particularly in diving and aviation contexts.

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