decompression sickness
decompression sickness
Definition
☆ decompression sickness
noun
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 is characterized by tightness in the chest, by pains in the joints, and by convulsions and collapse in severe cases
decompression sickness
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- suffer: Scapa Flow diver hospitalized A diver was taken to Balfour Hospital on Monday after suffering suspected decompression sickness in Scapa Flow.
- treat: There is no medicine that is used as a matter of routine in treating decompression sickness.
- avoid: What measures can be taken to avoid decompression sickness?
Adjective modifier
- suspected: Scapa Flow diver hospitalized A diver was taken to Balfour Hospital on Monday after suffering suspected decompression sickness in Scapa Flow.
Modifies a noun
- symptom: In many cases, people following the schedules would suffer decompression sickness symptoms anyway.
Preposition: in
- diver: For more information: Effect of ambient temperature on the risk of decompression sickness in surface decompression divers.
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