Decompression Sickness Definition

noun
A condition caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood or other tissues as the result of a sudden lowering of atmospheric pressure, as in deep-sea divers, astronauts, and pilots ascending too quickly: it is characterized by tightness in the chest, by pains in the joints, and by convulsions and collapse in severe cases.
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Decompression Sickness Sentence Examples

  • Scapa Flow diver hospitalized A diver was taken to Balfour Hospital on Monday after suffering suspected decompression sickness in Scapa Flow.

  • There is no medicine that is used as a matter of routine in treating decompression sickness.

  • What measures can be taken to avoid decompression sickness?

  • Women are more at risk of decompression sickness than men.

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