Recompression
recompression
[re″kom-presh´un] return to normal environmental pressure after exposure to greatly diminished pressure.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
Recompression
Restoring the elevated pressure of the diving environment to treat decompression sickness and gas embolism by decreasing bubble size.
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