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Origin of decompression chamber
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby decompression chamber
decomposer, decomposition, decompound, decompress, decompression, decompression chamber, decompression sickness, deconcentrate, decondition, deconflict, decongest
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British Dictionary definitions for decompression chamber
decompression chamber
noun
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
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Scientific definitions for decompression chamber
decompression chamber
[ dē′kəm-prĕsh′ən ]
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.
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