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barotrauma
(baro|trauma)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbarə(ʊ)ˌtrɔːmə, -ˌtraʊmə/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
injury caused by a change in air pressure, affecting typically the ear or the lung.
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