decompression chamber

noun

1. hyperbaric chamber.

decompression chamber

noun

1. a chamber in which the pressure of air can be varied slowly for returning people from abnormal pressures to atmospheric pressure without inducing decompression sickness

decompression chamber

1. A compartment in which atmospheric pressure can be gradually raised or lowered, used especially in readjusting divers or underwater workers to normal atmospheric pressure or in treating decompression sickness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of decompression chamber¹

First recorded in 1930–35