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
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Carl and Akram enter the hyperbaric chamber and rescue Merritt.
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 2 June 2025
Other patients have tried treatments such as hyperbaric oxygen chambers and plasmapheresis, which filters out and then replaces their blood, but studies on these interventions tend to be small and without a placebo control, Topol said.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Chloe Pirrie in Dept. Q Justin Downing—Netflix Merritt was kidnapped and held within a hyperbaric chamber in remote Scotland for four years, and was long presumed dead before DCI Morck reopened the case.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2025
The subterranean spa is a standout, with a 20-meter marble pool and cutting-edge wellness gadgets, including the city’s only hyperbaric chamber.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 28 May 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 2 June 2025
Other patients have tried treatments such as hyperbaric oxygen chambers and plasmapheresis, which filters out and then replaces their blood, but studies on these interventions tend to be small and without a placebo control, Topol said.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Chloe Pirrie in Dept. Q Justin Downing—Netflix Merritt was kidnapped and held within a hyperbaric chamber in remote Scotland for four years, and was long presumed dead before DCI Morck reopened the case.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2025
The subterranean spa is a standout, with a 20-meter marble pool and cutting-edge wellness gadgets, including the city’s only hyperbaric chamber.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for hyperbaric
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“Hyperbaric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbaric. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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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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