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decompression
(redirected from decompression of heart)

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de·com·pres·sion  (dkm-prshn)
n.
1. The act or process of decompressing.
2. A surgical procedure used to relieve pressure on an organ or part, such as the abdomen, cranium, or spinal cord.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.decompression - restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
decipherment, decoding, decryption - the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"
compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
2.decompression - relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
alleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
compressing, compression - applying pressure
Translations
Spanish decompression [diːkəmˈprɛʃən] ndescompresión f
French decompression [diːkəmˈprɛʃən] ndécompression f
German decompression [diːkəmˈprɛʃən] nDekompression f, Druckverminderung f
Italian decompression [diːkəmˈprɛʃən] ndecompressione f

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