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(pathology) Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air..
Of course, one must take care not to inadvertently seal the ear canal with the suction tip, thereby risking "tympanic membrane barotrauma" and possibly sucking out the patient's brains.
The timing raised suspicions that the whales had been disoriented by "barotrauma," or pressure injuries to sensitive ear and brain tissues caused by sound waves.
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Barotrauma means (pathology) Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air..
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Of course, one must take care not to inadvertently seal the ear canal with the suction tip, thereby risking "tympanic membrane barotrauma" and possibly sucking out the patient's brains.
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