decompression sickness

1. N a disorder characterized by severe pain in muscles and joints, cramp, and difficulty in breathing, caused by a sudden and sustained decrease in air pressure, resulting in the deposition of nitrogen bubbles in the tissues 減壓病; 由於周圍氣壓突然或持續(xù)降低後在身躰組織中形成氮氣泡而引起的一種減壓疾病，其特征爲(wèi)肌肉和關(guān)節(jié)劇痛，痙攣，呼吸睏難 (Also called caisson disease, aeroembolismNontechnical name the bends)