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hyperbaric

hyperbaric

6 7.5
Having air pressure higher than normal
  • adjective
  • /ˌhaɪpərˈbærɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hiperbárico
  • In addition to all these therapies, another effective treatment for sudden hypoacusis is hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HOT).
  • hyperbaric oxygen
  • hyperbaric oxygen therapy
  • hyperbaric chamber

And a red light and a hyperbaric chamber.

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Examples

  • During treatments, the patient is placed in a hyperbaric chamber.

    Academic text (2002)
  • One patient received treatment with hyperbaric oxygen while in hospital.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Now the hyperbaric chamber will get rid of the bubbles.

  • There is a doctor at Louisiana State University who has developed a therapy using hyperbaric oxygen.

    Blog text (32)
  • Most of the people who e-mail me are people who are using hyperbaric oxygen to enhance their athletic performance, to speed recovery.

  • So we've put him in a hyperbaric chamber.

  • Because the patient had prior radiotherapy, she was given 10 exposures of hyperbaric oxygen over 10 consecutive days.

    Academic text (1996)
  • A number of modalities are available to improve oxygenation to the wound bed, including hyperbaric oxygenation and normothermia.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics, aggressive surgical debridement and wound care, hyperbaric oxygen, and good intensive care are the mainstays of treatment.

    Academic text (2004)
  • After spending several hours in the hyperbaric chamber, the diver felt much better.

Antonyms

hypobaric
  • Specialized
9.1

A condition with lower than normal air pressure

Compounds

hyperbaric chamber
  • Specialized
4 5.5

A sealed medical room with higher air pressure and oxygen to help the body heal

How Pressurized

hyperbaric
  • Specialized
6 7.5
hypobaric
  • Specialized
9.1

Surface Forms

hyperbaric positive

Morphology

hyperbaric = baric (semi-transparent) = hyper + bar + ic

Adding hyper- to the technical adjective baric is a straightforward prefixation, but the base word itself is specialized.

Etymology

The word hyperbaric comes from two parts: hyper- meaning 'over', as in hyperactive, and baric from a root meaning 'pressure', like the 'barometer' that measures pressure. So hyperbaric describes a place or treatment with 'higher than normal' air pressure.