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tunnel disease

American  

noun

Pathology.

  1. aeroembolism.

  2. hookworm.

tunnel disease British  

noun

  1. another name (esp formerly) for decompression sickness

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Etymology

Origin of tunnel disease

First recorded in 1885–90

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Let me begin, then, by stating that my attention was attracted several years ago by that unique complex of symptoms known as the "caisson or tunnel disease."

From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various

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