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decompression chamber

decompression chamber

noun

  1. a chamber in which the pressure of air can be varied slowly for returning people from abnormal pressures to atmospheric pressure without inducing decompression sickness
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decompression chamber

/ dē′kəm-prĕshən /

  1. A compartment in which atmospheric pressure can be gradually raised or lowered, used especially in readjusting divers or underwater workers to normal atmospheric pressure or in treating decompression sickness.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of decompression chamber1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences

They feature cascading decompression chambers, which means that they should stick in your ears and provide adequate pressure.

He picked up the phone and called the decompression chamber building.

After a quick examination, he had the boys placed in a small decompression chamber in the Sky Queen's sick bay.

Here he was placed in a decompression chamber for several hours and later transferred to a hospital bed.

That's one reason they picked you—most people just don't have a spare decompression chamber up in the attic!

Thank heavens, he was taken to the decompression chamber instead of the police station!

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