decompression chamber

American  

noun

1. hyperbaric chamber.

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decompression chamber British  

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

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decompression chamber Scientific  

/ dē′kəm-prĕsh′ən /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of decompression chamber

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Several other Canadian vessels also are headed to the site, including coast guard ships and one with a mobile decompression chamber and medical personnel with deep-sea expertise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2023

The ship is equipped with a mobile decompression chamber and has medical personnel aboard.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

At the end of each stint he spent 16 hours in a decompression chamber so he didn't get the bends - caused by bubbles forming in the blood.

From BBC • May 28, 2023

The trip serves as a useful decompression chamber between Sodom and Gomorrah and Eden — an overture to “City,” through an increasingly barren, eye-popping landscape.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

He picked up the phone and called the decompression chamber building.

From Warning from the Stars by Cocking, Ron