Complete Definition of "decompression"

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  1. The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver)

#medicine The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery

Derived terms
decompression buoy
decompression chamber
decompression illness
decompression party
decompression schedule
decompression sickness
decompression stop
decompression table
decompression trapeze

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