dysbarism

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noun

Any medical condition resulting from changes in ambient pressure, as for example when scuba diving

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Meanings

noundysbarism (countable and uncountable, plural dysbarisms)

plural dysbarisms

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny medical condition resulting from changes in ambient pressure, as for example when scuba diving

Origin

From dys- + baro- + -ism.

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APA

dysbarism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysbarism

MLA

“dysbarism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysbarism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysbarism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysbarism.

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