decompression sickness

English

Noun

Wikipedia decompression sickness (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.

Synonyms

• aeroembolism
• aeroemphysema
• the bends
• caisson disease

Translations

condition from rapid decompression

Chinese: Mandarin: 減壓病 (zh), 减压症 (zh) (jiǎnyābìng), 减压症 (zh) (jiǎnyābìng) Finnish: sukeltajantauti (fi), dekompressiotauti (fi) French: maladie de décompression (fr) f., maladie des caissons (fr) f.

German: Dekompressionskrankheit (de) f., Caissonkrankheit (de) f. Japanese: 減圧症 (ja) (げんあつしょう, gen'atsushō) Russian: декомпрессионная болезнь (ru) (dekompressiónnaja bolézn') f., кессонная болезнь (ru) (kessónnaja bolézn') f.