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decompression
OXFORD DICTIONARY
decompression, n.
1 release from compression.
2 a gradual reduction of air pressure on a person who has been subjected to high pressure (esp. underwater).
1 release from compression.
2 a gradual reduction of air pressure on a person who has been subjected to high pressure (esp. underwater).
Idiom
decompression chamber an enclosed space for subjecting a person to decompression. decompression sickness a condition caused by the sudden lowering of air pressure and formation of bubbles in the blood: also called caisson disease, the bends (see BEND 14).
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