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，其特征爲肌肉和關節劇痛，痙攣，呼吸睏難 (Also called caisson disease, aeroembolismNontechnical name the bends)