decompression chamber
noun
Origin of decompression chamber
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby decompression chamber
decomposer,
decomposition,
decompound,
decompress,
decompression,
decompression chamber,
decompression sickness,
deconcentrate,
decondition,
deconflict,
decongest
British Dictionary definitions for decompression chamber
decompression chamber
noun
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
Medical definitions for decompression chamber
decompression chamber
n.
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.
Scientific definitions for decompression chamber
decompression chamber
[ dē′kəm-prĕsh′ən ]
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.