hyperbaric medicine
noun
: a branch of medicine dealing with the use of oxygen at a pressure greater than normal atmospheric pressure especially in the treatment of injury and disease
also
: hyperbaric oxygen therapy
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“Hyperbaric medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hyperbaric%20medicine. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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