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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The Food and Drug Administration has not approved hyperbaric oxygen therapy as treatment for those conditions.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The mother of a 5-year-old Michigan boy who died in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber explosion while receiving treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sleep apnea jumped into flames to try and save her son, according to the family's attorney.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Carl and Akram enter the hyperbaric chamber and rescue Merritt.
—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
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The mother of a 5-year-old Michigan boy who died in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber explosion while receiving treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sleep apnea jumped into flames to try and save her son, according to the family's attorney.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Carl and Akram enter the hyperbaric chamber and rescue Merritt.
—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
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“Hyperbaric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbaric. Accessed 14 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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