dysbarism

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dysbarism [′dis·bə‚riz·əm]

(medicine)

A condition of the body resulting from the existence of a pressure differential between the total ambient pressure and the total pressure of dissolved and free gases within the body tissues, fluids, and cavities; characteristic symptoms include aeroembolism and abdominal gas pains.

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