barotrauma

[ bar-uh-trou-muh, -traw- ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural bar·o·trau·ma·ta [bar-, uh, -, trou, -m, uh, -t, uh, -, traw, -], bar·o·trau·mas.

1. injury of certain organs, especially the ear, due to a change in the atmospheric pressure.

barotrauma

/ ˈbærəʊˌtrɔːmə /

noun

1. an injury caused by changes in atmospheric pressure, esp to the eardrums or lungs

Word History and Origins

Origin of barotrauma¹

baro- + trauma