decompression
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kəmˈprɛʃ noun
1.
the gradual reduction in atmospheric pressure experienced by divers, construction workers, etc., after working in deep water or breathing compressed air.
2.
the act or process of releasing from pressure.
3.
Surgery. the procedure of relieving increased cranial, cardiac, or orbital pressure.
4.
a state of relief from pressure; a return to normalcy after a stressful period or situation.
5.
Computers. the restoration of data that has undergone compression to its original state.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to relieve (a substance) of pressure or (of a substance) to be relieved of pressure |
| 2. | to return (a diver, caisson worker, etc) to a condition of normal atmospheric pressure gradually from a condition of increased pressure or (of a diver, etc) to be returned to such a condition |
| decom'pression | |
| —n | |
| decom'pressive | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
decompression de·com·pres·sion (dē'kəm-prěsh'ən)
n.
The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery.
The restoration of deep sea divers and caisson workers to atmospheric pressure by means of a decompression chamber.
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Example sentences
It makes me think that the universe is decompressing, in the sense of data decompression, as it grows.
It had suffered from rapid decompression syndrome, or the bends.
Oxygen toxicity, the narcotic effect of nitrogen and high decompression penalty of helium.
Surgical decompression of the area may reduce symptoms if the disorder is caused by pressure on the nerve.
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