Barotraumatic vs. Barotrauma

Barotraumaticadjective

Of or pertaining to barotrauma.

Barotraumanoun

(pathology) Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.

Barotrauma

Barotrauma is physical damage to body tissues caused by a difference in pressure between a gas space inside, or in contact with, the body, and the surrounding gas or fluid. The initial damage is usually due to over-stretching the tissues in tension or shear, either directly by expansion of the gas in the closed space or by pressure difference hydrostatically transmitted through the tissue.