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decompression sickness en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable) 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:

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Synonyms

aeroemphysema · caisson disease · aeroembolism · the bends

Translations (29)

pl choroba kesonowa (condition from rapid decompression) · th น้ำหนีบ (condition from rapid decompression) · ja 減圧症 (condition from rapid decompression) · pt doença de descompressão (condition from rapid decompression) · cmn 减压症 (condition from rapid decompression) · ru кессо́нная боле́знь (condition from rapid decompression) · th โรคน้ำหนีบ (condition from rapid decompression) · hu keszonbetegség (condition from rapid decompression) · hu dekompressziós betegség (condition from rapid decompression) · sv tryckfallssjuka (condition from rapid decompression) · fi dekompressiotauti (condition from rapid decompression) · pl choroba dekompresyjna (condition from rapid decompression) · fr maladie des caissons (condition from rapid decompression) · sv kassunsjuka (condition from rapid decompression) · fi sukeltajantauti (condition from rapid decompression) · mk кесонска болест (condition from rapid decompression) · cmn 減壓病 /减压病 (condition from rapid decompression) · fr accident de décompression (condition from rapid decompression) · tr vurgun (condition from rapid decompression) · ru декомпрессио́нная боле́знь (condition from rapid decompression) · nl caissonziekte (condition from rapid decompression) · de Caissonkrankheit (condition from rapid decompression) · fr maladie de décompression (condition from rapid decompression) · fi alipainetauti (condition from rapid decompression) · de Dekompressionskrankheit (condition from rapid decompression) · tr dekompresyon hastalığı (condition from rapid decompression) · ca malaltia de descompressió (condition from rapid decompression) · bg кесонна болест (condition from rapid decompression) · sv dykarsjuka (condition from rapid decompression)