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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.