recompression chamber

recompression chamber
/ree'keuhm presh"euhn/.
[1950-55; RE- + COMPRESSION]

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  • hyperbaric chamber — a steel vessel in which atmospheric pressure can be raised or lowered by air compressors, used to treat divers or pilots afflicted with aeroembolism and to provide high oxygen environments for certain medical treatments and operations. Also… …   Universalium

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