hyperbaric
adjective
hy·per·bar·ic
ˌhī-pər-ˈber-ik 
-ˈba-rik
: of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure especially of oxygen
a hyperbaric chamber
hyperbaric medicine
Examples of hyperbaric in a Sentence
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Case was curled inside the smallest hyperbaric chamber at Siebe Gorman, a British diving equipment manufacturer, for the fourth day of testing.
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Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
When their original factory test site east of the Thames from Westminster Abbey was hit by Luftwaffe bombs, the group relocated the hyperbaric chambers to just north of the city, dusted them off, and restarted.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Some sustained serious injuries — including seizures and broken spines — in the hyperbaric chamber.
—Terry Gross, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
At Remedy Place, members can take Zoom calls from hyperbaric oxygen chambers.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Then cap off your day at the Springhouse, a circuit featuring saunas, cold plunges, salt therapy, and a hyperbaric oxygen chamber – all designed to support recovery and restoration.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2024
Law enforcement from neighboring counties were called in to help get some people to hospitals more than 100 miles away, where the poisoning treatment, hyperbaric chambers, was available.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
He was later transferred to a hyperbaric chamber at Jacobi Medical Center in New York, reports Yale News.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
Andrews credited the Ravens’ detailed rehabilitation plan and added that his girlfriend’s family chipped in by lending him a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for recovery.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
When their original factory test site east of the Thames from Westminster Abbey was hit by Luftwaffe bombs, the group relocated the hyperbaric chambers to just north of the city, dusted them off, and restarted.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Some sustained serious injuries — including seizures and broken spines — in the hyperbaric chamber.
—Terry Gross, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
At Remedy Place, members can take Zoom calls from hyperbaric oxygen chambers.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Then cap off your day at the Springhouse, a circuit featuring saunas, cold plunges, salt therapy, and a hyperbaric oxygen chamber – all designed to support recovery and restoration.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2024
Law enforcement from neighboring counties were called in to help get some people to hospitals more than 100 miles away, where the poisoning treatment, hyperbaric chambers, was available.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
He was later transferred to a hyperbaric chamber at Jacobi Medical Center in New York, reports Yale News.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
Andrews credited the Ravens’ detailed rehabilitation plan and added that his girlfriend’s family chipped in by lending him a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for recovery.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
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hyperbaric
adjective
hy·per·bar·ic
ˌhī-pər-ˈbar-ik
1
: having a specific gravity greater than that of cerebrospinal fluid
—used of solutions for spinal anesthesia
compare hypobaric
2
: of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure especially of oxygen
a hyperbaric chamber
hyperbaric treatment
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