Decompression-sickness synonyms

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tunnel disease
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aeroembolism
An embolism of air bubbles often caused by surgery, induced abortion, or decompression sickness
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air-embolism
(Pathology) condition caused by bubbles of gas in a vascular system
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bends
(Diving) A condition of bubbles in the blood which sometimes occurs during ascent.
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caisson-disease
(Pathology, nautical) 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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diver's palsy
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the-bends
(Pathology) 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.
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gas embolism
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
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Find another word for decompression-sickness. In this page you can discover 8 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for decompression-sickness, like: tunnel disease, aeroembolism, air-embolism, bends, caisson-disease, diver's palsy, the-bends and gas embolism.
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  • Scapa Flow diver hospitalized A diver was taken to Balfour Hospital on Monday after suffering suspected decompression sickness in Scapa Flow.

  • There is no medicine that is used as a matter of routine in treating decompression sickness.

  • What measures can be taken to avoid decompression sickness?

  • Women are more at risk of decompression sickness than men.

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