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Definitions

decompression sickness

NOUN

condition caused by rapid change in atmospheric pressure

Synonyms

WEAK

aeroembolism air embolism bends caisson disease decompression disease diver's condition divers' palsy dysbaric illness the bends tunnel disease

Example Sentences

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Scores of fishermen have died from decompression sickness in the past three decades, according to estimates by local fishermen and community leaders.

From New York Times

A 22-year-old man was flown to a Seattle hospital for hyperbaric treatment, which is commonly used for decompression sickness that can be caused by surfacing too quickly.

From Washington Times

Additionally, “there may be some future cases of decompression sickness mitigation that we might want to use it for,” he added.

From Scientific American

Leonov made it back inside the craft, but only after bleeding half the air out of his spacesuit which gave him the early symptoms of decompression sickness, also known as "the bends".

From BBC

Pilecki said divers do not typically worry about fires and are more concerned with the potential for currents to sweep them out to sea, decompression sickness while diving and shipwrecks.

From The Guardian