hyperbaric

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.

English hyper-

English baric

English hyperbaric

From hyper- + baric.

Adjective

hyperbaric (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or using greater than normal pressure (as of oxygen).

Antonyms

• hypobaric

Derived terms

• hyperbarically
• hyperbaric chamber
• hyperbaric environment
• hyperbaric medicine
• hyperbaric oxygen
• hyperbaric oxygen chamber
• hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Translations

of, relating to, or using greater than normal pressure

• Afrikaans: hiperbaries
• French: hyperbare (fr)
• Irish: hipearbarach
• Italian: iperbarico (it)
• Russian: гипербарическая оксигенация (ru) f (giperbaričeskaja oksigenacija)