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decompression sickness

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 in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.

Noun

decompression sickness (uncountable, abbreviation DCS)

  1. 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 in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.
    • The diver suffered underwater decompression sickness after searching for the bodies of the Italians who, according to Italy’s foreign ministry, had “apparently died while attempting to explore caves at a depth of 50 metres (164ft)”.2026 May 16, Donna Ferguson, “Maldives diver dies in operation to recover bodies of Italians from cave”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

decompression sickness meaning in Thai

decompression sickness in Thai

condition from rapid decompression
โรคน้ำหนีบ, น้ำหนีบ

Synonyms of decompression sickness

Forms of decompression sickness

abbreviationDCS

Questions about decompression sickness

What does decompression sickness mean?
Decompression sickness means 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 in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.
What is decompression sickness in Thai?
Decompression sickness in Thai is โรคน้ำหนีบ, น้ำหนีบ. See Decompression sickness meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is decompression sickness?
Decompression sickness is a noun.

Words near decompression sickness in the dictionary

  1. decompression
  2. decompression bomb
  3. decompression bombs
  4. decompression chamber
  5. decompression chambers
  6. decompression sickness
  7. decompressions
  8. decompressive
  9. decompressor
  10. decompressors
  11. decomps

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