Synonyms of caisson disease
5 similar words
Another word for caisson disease is aeroembolism. Other synonyms of caisson disease are the bends, decompression sickness, air embolism and gas embolism.
Synonyms and similar words for caisson disease
nounThe painful condition in which bubbles of nitrogen form in body tissues after a person makes...
- the bends
- decompression sicknessA sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too...
- aeroembolismAn embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.
- air embolismCondition caused by bubbles of gas in a vascular system.
- gas embolism
Meaning of caisson disease
- noun The painful condition in which bubbles of nitrogen form in body tissues after a person makes too-rapid a transition from high atmospheric pressure to lower atmospheric pressure.
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Questions about synonyms of caisson disease
- What is another word for caisson disease?
- Caisson disease has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as aeroembolism, the bends, decompression sickness, air embolism and gas embolism.
- What does caisson disease mean?
- Caisson disease means the painful condition in which bubbles of nitrogen form in body tissues after a person makes too-rapid a transition from high atmospheric pressure to lower atmospheric pressure.
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