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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ba.ɾoˈtɾau.ma/
"El buceador experimentó un barotrauma debido a un ascenso demasiado rápido."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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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
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
Coined in the 20th century, the term combines the Neo-Latin prefix 'baro-' (derived from Greek baros, meaning weight or pressure) and the Greek noun 'trauma' (meaning a wound or hurt). It emerged in medical and aviation contexts to describe physical damage caused to body tissues by differences in pressure between air spaces inside the body and the surrounding fluid or gas.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Barotrauma" is said worldwide
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barotraumatisme
Transliteration: /ba.ʁo.tʁo.ma.tism/
"La plongée sous-marine peut parfois provoquer un barotraumatisme des sinus."
Barotrauma
Transliteration: /baʁoˈtʁaʊma/
"Ein Barotrauma entsteht oft durch schnelle Druckänderungen beim Tauchen."
barotrauma
Transliteration: /ba.roˈtrau.ma/
"Il barotrauma all'orecchio è comune tra i passeggeri durante il decollo e l'atterraggio."
barotrauma
Transliteration: /ba.ɾoˈtɾau.ma/
"El buceador experimentó un barotrauma debido a un ascenso demasiado rápido."
barotrauma
Transliteration: /ba.ɾoˈtɾaw.mɐ/
"O barotrauma pulmonar pode ocorrer em pacientes submetidos à ventilação mecânica."
बैरोट्रॉमा
Transliteration: bairotrauma
"गोताखोरी के दौरान दबाव में बदलाव के कारण बैरोट्रॉमा हो सकता है।"
气压伤
Transliteration: qì yā shāng
"潜水员如果上升过快，可能会导致气压伤。"
기압외상
Transliteration: giap oesang
"스쿠버 다이빙 중 급격한 압력 변화는 기압외상을 유발할 수 있습니다."
気圧外傷
Transliteration: kiatsu gaishō
"スキューバダイビングでは、耳の気圧外傷に注意する必要があります。"
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