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hyperbaric

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Adjective
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hy=per=bar=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

hyperbarica. [hyper- + baric.].
  •  of, pertaining to, or using a pressure that is greater than normal atmospheric pressure; as, a hyperbaric chamber, where divers may decompress slowly to avoid the bends.  [PJC]
  •  of, pertaining to, or using an oxygen pressure that is greater than that at normal atmospheric pressure; as, a hyperbaric tent to provide additional oxygen to patients with breathing difficulty.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hyperbaric, adj. (of a gas) at a pressure greater than normal.

Etymology
HYPER- + Gk barus heavy

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