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baro·trau·ma | \ ˌber-ō-ˈtrau̇-mə 
, ˌba-rō-, -ˈtrȯ- \
, ˌba-rō-, -ˈtrȯ- \Definition of barotrauma
: injury of a body part or organ as a result of changes in barometric pressure
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barotrauma
nounbaro·trau·ma | \ -ˈtrau̇-mə , -ˈtrȯ- \
, -ˈtrȯ- \ plural barotraumas also barotraumata\ -mət-ə \
\Medical Definition of barotrauma
: injury of a part or organ as a result of changes in barometric pressure especially : aero-otitis media
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