Decompression Sickness

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Decompression Sickness

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A disorder experienced by deep sea divers and aviators caused by reduced atmospheric pressure and evolved gas bubbles in the body, marked by pain in the extremities, pain in the chest (chokes), occasionally leading to serve central nervous symptoms and neurocirculatory collapse. See bends, dysbarism. </dd>

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use

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