barotrauma
noun
baro·trau·ma ˌber-ō-ˈtrau̇-mə 
ˌba-rō-,
-ˈtrȯ-
: injury of a body part or organ as a result of changes in barometric pressure
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The DESCEND Act aims to make fatal barotrauma in reef fish a thing of the past. 
Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 21 Jan. 2021 The DESCEND Act of 2020 — also known as HR 5126 or the Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2020 — is set to protect red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico from the fatal effects of barotrauma. Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 21 Jan. 2021 For many years, anglers have been advised to treat barotrauma in a fish by venting—puncturing its air bladder with a hollow needle. Popular Science, 11 Feb. 2020
Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 21 Jan. 2021 The DESCEND Act of 2020 — also known as HR 5126 or the Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2020 — is set to protect red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico from the fatal effects of barotrauma. Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 21 Jan. 2021 For many years, anglers have been advised to treat barotrauma in a fish by venting—puncturing its air bladder with a hollow needle. Popular Science, 11 Feb. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
barotrauma
noun
baro·trau·ma -ˈtrau̇-mə -ˈtrȯ-
-ˈtrȯ- plural barotraumas also barotraumata -mət-ə
: injury of a part or organ as a result of changes in barometric pressure
especially : aero-otitis media