decompression disease

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Definition of decompression disease in English English dictionary

{i} disorder (characterized by joint pains, skin lesions, respiratory difficulties and neurologic signs) that aircraft pilots experience when flying at high altitudes and following fast reduction of air pressure in people who have been breathing compressed air in caissons and diving devices

Hyphenation

de·com·pres·sion dis·ease

Turkish pronunciation

dikımpreşın dîziz

Pronunciation

/ˌdēkəmˈpresʜən dəˈzēz/ /ˌdiːkəmˈprɛʃən dɪˈziːz/