decompression sickness N
decompression [Brit diːkəmˈprɛʃ(ə)n, Am ˌdikəmˈprɛʃ(ə)n] N
sickness [Brit ˈsɪknəs, Am ˈsɪknəs] N
1. sickness (illness):
2. sickness U (nausea):
sickness N
2. sickness (vomiting):
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- vomissements mpl
3. sickness fig:
decompression N no pl
decompression N
sickness N
2. sickness (vomiting):
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- vomissements mpl
3. sickness fig (disgust):
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Non-basic diving profiles and depths past 30m ft require other more advanced timing and measuring methods to establish suitable decompression profiles to avoid decompression sickness.
en.wikipedia.org Discrimination between gas embolism and decompression sickness may be difficult for injured divers, and both may occur simultaneously.
en.wikipedia.org In the event of an emergency the diver can not make an immediate ascent to the surface without risking decompression sickness.
en.wikipedia.org Other complications arise from nitrogen narcosis and decompression sickness, which also occur in humans.
en.wikipedia.org Diving suit failure in cold water forces the diver to choose between hypothermia and decompression sickness.
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