CAISSON DISEASE
\kˈe͡ɪsən dɪzˈiːz], \kˈeɪsən dɪzˈiːz], \k_ˈeɪ_s_ə_n d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A disease frequently induced by remaining for some time in an atmosphere of high pressure, as in caissons, diving bells, etc. It is characterized by neuralgic pains and paralytic symptoms. It is variously explained, most probably as due to congestion of internal organs with subsequent stasis of the blood.
By Oddity Software
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A disease frequently induced by remaining for some time in an atmosphere of high pressure, as in caissons, diving bells, etc. It is characterized by neuralgic pains and paralytic symptoms. It is variously explained, most probably as due to congestion of internal organs with subsequent stasis of the blood.
By Noah Webster.
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A condition occurring as a result of exposure to a rapid fall in ambient pressure. Gases, nitrogen in particular, come out of solution and form bubbles in body fluid and blood. These gas bubbles accumulate in joint spaces and the peripheral circulation impairing tissue oxygenation causing disorientation, severe pain, and potentially death.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Phenomena produced by working in compressed atmosphere.
By William R. Warner
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An affection of the spinal cord produced by either anemia or passive congestion, due to a sudden transition from a condensed to a comparatively rarefied atmosphere, and supposed to be due to the liberation of nitrogen gas in the blood, forming gas emboli. It occurs in persons who have worked in caissons, tunnels, or diving appliances.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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