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Atmospheric Pressure
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Definition
: The pressure at any point in an atmosphere due solely to the weight of the atmospheric gases above the point concerned.
no qualif
See Also
Altitude
;
Anoxia
;
Barotrauma
;
Decompression Sickness
;
Hyperbaric Oxygenation
Examples
Air Pressure
;
Vacuum
Other names
Pressures, Atmospheric; Pressure, Atmospheric; Atmospheric Pressures