Synonyms for caisson disease


Grammar : Noun

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Définition of caisson disease

  • As in compressed air sickness : noun decompression sickness
  • As in decompression sickness : noun condition caused by rapid change in atmospheric pressure
Example sentences :
  • The chief danger of caisson work is the "bends," or "caisson disease."
  • Extract from : « American Adventures » by Julian Street
  • Mr. Howe could have said without being dogmatic that a man thus transported would die of what is known as Caisson disease.
  • Extract from : « Mars and its Mystery » by Edward Sylvester Morse
  • The griping pains that accompany the "Caisson Disease" are excruciating.
  • Extract from : « Inventions of the Great War » by A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
  • If the decompression is not properly effected, the diver will suffer agonies and even death from the so-called "Caisson Disease."
  • Extract from : « Inventions of the Great War » by A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
  • The decompression was complete and he suffered no symptoms of the "Caisson Disease."
  • Extract from : « Inventions of the Great War » by A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond

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