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Definition of Barometric pressure
1. Noun. Atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer.
Medical Definition of Barometric pressure
1. The absolute pressure of the ambient atmosphere, varying with weather, altitude, etc.; expressed in millibars (meteorology) or mm Hg or torr (respiratory physiology); at sea level, one atmosphere (atm, 760 mm Hg or torr) is equivalent to: 14.69595 lb/sq in, 1013.25 millibars, 1013.25 × 106 dynes/cm2, and, in SI units, 101,325 pascals (Pa). Synonym: atmospheric pressure. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barometric Pressure
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