caisson disease
Origin of caisson disease
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How to use caisson disease in a sentence
If the decompression is not properly effected, the diver will suffer agonies and even death from the so-called "caisson disease."
Inventions of the Great War | A. Russell (Alexander Russell) BondThe decompression was complete and he suffered no symptoms of the "caisson disease."
Inventions of the Great War | A. Russell (Alexander Russell) BondSee also the article caisson disease as regards the physiological effects of compressed air.
Mr. Howe could have said without being dogmatic that a man thus transported would die of what is known as caisson disease.
Mars and its Mystery | Edward Sylvester MorseThe griping pains that accompany the "caisson disease" are excruciating.
Inventions of the Great War | A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
British Dictionary definitions for caisson disease
another name for decompression sickness
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