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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

decompression sickness  

Definition

  • Information Decompression sickness (also known as divers' disease, the bends, aerobullosis, or caisson disease) describes a condition arising from dissolved gases coming out of solution into bubbles inside the body on depressurisation. (en)

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    Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    bends (en)

Scope note

  • Before 1986 search also BENDS (en)

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5b695022

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