hypobaropathy


hypobaropathy

 [hi″po-bar-op´ah-the] 1. the disturbances experienced in high altitudes due to reduced air pressure; see high altitude sickness and mountain sickness.2. hypobarism.

hy·po·ba·rop·a·thy

(hī'pō-ba-rop'ă-thē), Sickness produced by reduced barometric pressure; not always distinguished from hypobarism and altitude sickness. [hypo- + G. baros, weight, + pathos, suffering]

hypobaropathy

(1) Hypobarism, decompression illness.
(2) Altitude sickness, see there.

hy·po·ba·rop·a·thy

(hī'pō-bar-op'ă-thē) Sickness produced by reduced barometric pressure. [hypo- + G. baros, weight, + pathos, suffering]