hypobaric

American  

[hahy-puh-bar-ik] / ˌhaɪ pəˈbær ɪk /

adjective

Medicine/Medical.

1. (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid.

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hypobaric Scientific  

/ hī′pə-băr′ĭk /

1. Relating to conditions of low air pressure and low oxygen content, such as atmospheric conditions at high altitudes, or in special chambers used to establish low-pressure conditions.

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Etymology

Origin of hypobaric

1925–30; hypo- + Greek bár ( os ) weight + -ic

Example Sentences

In hypobaric hypoxia conditions, the body is exposed to a low atmospheric pressure environment in which cells take up less oxygen and generate a physiological response.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

They have saved well, and their Tenafly house is modest but for the hypobaric oxygen chamber in the boiler room that Steve uses for therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2015

In other cases, such as that of Latisha Smith, the company does have arrest records for some people by that name, although not for the doctor of hypobaric medicine in Washington State.

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2012

Roach placed his volunteers in a large metal box called a hypobaric chamber and gradually sucked out air with a vacuum pump, reducing atmospheric pressure to mimic a high altitude, low-oxygen environment.

From Scientific American • Feb. 10, 2012

Scientists in Scotland asked 73 healthy volunteers to spend eight hours in a hypobaric chamber in conditions that simulated a plane flying at nearly 8,000 ft.

From Time Magazine Archive