baro-, bar-, bary- +
(Greek: weight, heavy; atmospheric pressure; a combining form meaning "pressure", as in barotaxis, or sometimes "weight", as in baromacrometer
)
In an extended sense, these elements may mean "difficult" or "slow".
barycenter, barycentric
The center of mass in any system of celestial objects moving under mutual gravity; used primarily with reference to the earth-moon system.
baryglossia
Indistinct speech due to a disorder of the tongue itself or of the nerves supplying it.
barylalia
Indistinct, slow speech from any cause. The most frequent cause is a lesion in the central nervous system, as in general paresis and senile dementia.
barymorphosis, barymorphic
Those structural changes in organisms that result from the effect of pressure or weight.
baryophobia
The unreasonable fear that one’s child will become obese. The allowed diet may be insufficient to support the child’s growth and development needs.
baryphony, baryphonia, baryphonic
1. A Heavy, thick quality of the voice.
2. Difficulty of speech; thick, indistinct speech.
barysphere
The internal substance of the earth enclosed by the lithosphere.
barythymia
Nervousness, depression.
barytone, baritone
A male singing voice with a range lower than a tenor and higher than a bass, or a singer with this voice level; deep sounding.
centrobaric
A reference to a center of gravity.
eurybaric
1. Applicable to animals adaptable to great differences in altitude.
2. Tolerant of a wide range of atmospheric or hydrostatic pressures.
homobaric
Of uniform (same) weight.
hybaroxia
Oxygen therapy with pressures greater than one atmosphere or ambient oxygen pressure applied to the entire body in a chamber or room.
hypobaropathy
1. Sickness or disturbances experienced in high altitudes due to reduced air pressure; high-altitude sickness.
2. Produced by reduced barometric pressure; not always distinguished from hypobarism and altitude sickness.
isobar
A line drawn on a weather map that connects places with equal atmospheric pressure over a given period or at a given time.
Isobars are often used collectively to indicate the movement or formation of weather systems.
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