Dekompressionskrankheit

German

Etymology

From Dekompression (“decompression”) +‎ -s- +‎ Krankheit (“disease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dekɔmpʀɛˈsi̯oːnsˌkʀaŋkhaɪ̯t]

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• Hyphenation: De‧kom‧pres‧si‧ons‧krank‧heit

Noun

Dekompressionskrankheit f (genitive Dekompressionskrankheit, no plural)

1. (pathology, diving) decompression sickness

Synonyms

• Caissonkrankheit

Further reading

• Dekompressionskrankheit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de