Decompression sickness (DCS; also known as divers` disease, the bends or caisson disease) describes a condition arising from dissolved gases coming out of solution into bubbles inside the body on depressurisation. DCS most commonly refers to problems arising from underwater diving decompression but may be experienced in other depressurisation eve....
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physiological effects of the formation of gas bubbles in the body because of rapid transition from a high-pressure environment to one of lower ... [12 related articles]
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A disorder caused by reduced barometric pressure and evolved or trapped gas bubbles in the body. It is marked by pain in the extremities, occasionally leading to severe central nervous system and neurocirculatory collapse.
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A disorder characterised by joint pains, respiratory manifestations, skin lesions, and neurologic signs, occurring in aviators flying at high altitudes and following rapid reduction of air pressure in persons who have been breathing compressed air in caissons and diving apparatus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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joint pains, respiratory manifestations, skin lesions, and neurologic signs occurring in aviators who ascend too quickly to high altitudes or in persons who have been breathing compressed air in caissons or diving apparatus if air pressure is reduced too rapidly, because gases that were dissolved in the blood under the hi...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a symptom complex caused by the escape from solution in the body fluids of nitrogen bubbles absorbed originally at high atmospheric pressure, as a result of abrupt reduction in atmospheric pressure (either rapid ascent to high altitude or return from a compressed-air environment); it is characterized by headache; pain in ...
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Decompression sickness (caisson disease, aeroembolism) known popularly as The Bends, is a disorder characterised by severe pain in muscles and joints, cramp, and difficulty in breathing, caused by bubbles of nitrogen in the bloodstream caused by a sudden and sustained decrease in air pressure, notably when a diver surfaces too quickly from a deep d...
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DCS; a general term for all problems resulting from nitrogen leaving the body when ambient pressure is reduced. Can be divided into Type I (musculoskeletal and/or skin manifestations only) and the more serious Type II (neurologic, cardiac, and/or pulmonary manifestations).
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the formation of gas bubbles in the body's tissues as a result of a scuba diver ascending too quickly from depth; commonly called the bends
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aeroembolism 1 air embolism 1 gas embolism 1 caisson disease noun pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
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Illness brought about by a sudden and substantial change in hydrostatic pressure. It is caused by a too rapid release of nitrogen that has been dissolved into the bloodstream under pressure; when the nitrogen forms bubbles it causes the bends. The condition causes breathing difficulties, joint and muscle pain, and cramps, and is experienced mos...
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aeroembolism (def. 2).
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A potentially lethal diving disorder caused by bubbles of inert gases, such as nitrogen or helium, coming out of solution and becoming trapped in the tissues, organs and blood vessels of the body causing symptoms ranging from rashes to death.
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