- decompression sickness
- A syndrome, including bends, chokes, neurological disturbances, and collapse, resulting from exposure to reduced ambient pressure and caused by gas bubbles in the tissues, fluids, and blood vessels.
Military dictionary. 2000.
decompression sickness
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decompression sickness — n a sometimes fatal disorder that is marked by neuralgic pains and paralysis, distress in breathing, and often collapse and that is caused by the release of gas bubbles (as of nitrogen) in tissue upon too rapid decrease in air pressure after a… … Medical dictionary
decompression sickness — ► NOUN ▪ a serious condition that results when too rapid decompression causes nitrogen bubbles to form in the tissues of the body … English terms dictionary
decompression sickness — ☆ decompression sickness n. a condition caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood or body tissues as the result of a sudden lowering of atmospheric pressure, as in deep sea divers, astronauts, and pilots ascending too quickly: it… … English World dictionary
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decompression sickness — A sickness caused by the evolution of nitrogen bubbles in the body as a result of the effects of reduced atmospheric pressure. Normal symptoms of decompression sickness are the bends, chokes, creeps, unconsciousness, and neurological symptoms. It … Aviation dictionary
decompression sickness — Caisson disease Cais son dis*ease (Med.) A disease frequently induced by remaining for some time in an atmosphere of high pressure, as in caissons, diving bells, etc. It is characterized by neuralgic pains and paralytic symptoms. It is caused by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decompression sickness — noun A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains… … Wiktionary
decompression sickness — noun a condition that results when too rapid decompression causes nitrogen bubbles to form in the tissues of the body, characterized by pain in the muscles and joints, cramp, numbness, nausea, and paralysis … English new terms dictionary
decompression sickness — decom pression .sickness n [U] a dangerous medical condition that people get when they come up from deep under the sea too quickly = ↑the bends … Dictionary of contemporary English
decompression sickness — decom pression ,sickness noun uncount a serious medical condition that affects DIVERS who come up to the surface of water too quickly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
