tunnel disease
Origin of tunnel disease
1First recorded in 1885–90
Words Nearby tunnel disease
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British Dictionary definitions for tunnel disease
tunnel disease
noun
another name (esp formerly) for decompression sickness
Origin of tunnel disease
1so called because it used to be common among people who were digging tunnels
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