decompression
71decompression sickness — UK / US noun [uncountable] medical a serious medical condition that affects divers who come up to the surface of water too quickly …
72decompression chamber — decompres′sion cham ber n. med hyperbaric chamber • Etymology: 1930–35 …
73decompression sickness — decompres′sion sick ness n. pat an acute disorder involving the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the body fluids, caused by a sudden drop in external pressure, as during a too rapid ascent from diving, and resulting in pain in the lungs and… …
74decompression chamber — /dikəmˈprɛʃən tʃeɪmbə/ (say deekuhm preshuhn chaymbuh) noun a chamber in which the pressure can be varied, in which persons who have been subjected to abnormal pressure remain while returning gradually to atmospheric pressure; hyperbaric chamber …
75decompression sickness — /dikəmˈprɛʃən sɪknəs/ (say deekuhm preshuhn siknuhs) noun → bends …
76decompression sickness — noun pain resulting from rapid change in pressure • Syn: ↑aeroembolism, ↑air embolism, ↑gas embolism, ↑caisson disease, ↑bends • Hypernyms: ↑illness, ↑unwellness, ↑malady …
77decompression chamber — noun 1. : a chamber in which excessive pressure can be reduced gradually to atmospheric pressure 2. : a chamber in which an individual can be gradually subjected to decreased atmospheric pressure (as in simulating conditions at high altitudes) *… …
78decompression chamber. — See hyperbaric chamber. [1930 35] …
79decompression tables. — See dive tables …
80Uncontrolled decompression — refers to an unplanned drop in the pressure of a sealed system, such as an aircraft cabin and typically results from human error, material fatigue, engineering failure or impact causing a pressure vessel to vent into its lower pressure… …
