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Where does “barotrauma” come from?

barotrauma (English) comes from English trauma, from Ancient Greek τραῦμα, from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- — to hurt.

barotrauma (English): Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in...

Definitions

  1. Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in...

Ancestry of “barotrauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtraumaAny serious injury to the body, often resulting...
2Ancient Greekτραῦμαwound, hurt; hurt, damage; heavy blow, defeat
3Ancient Greekτιτρώσκωto harm, hurt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₃-to hurt
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