decompression (redirected from nerve decompression)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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) decompressing 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

decompression [ˌdiːkəmˈpreʃən]

A. N → descompresión f

B. CPD decompression chamber N → cámara f de descompresión
decompression sickness N → aeroembolismo m, embolia f gaseosa

decompression [ˌdiːkəmˈprɛʃ^ən] n → décompression f
decompression chamber n → chambre f de décompression

decompression

n → Dekompression f, → Druckverminderung f

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decompression:

decompression chamber

n → Dekompressionskammer f

decompression sickness

n → Dekompressions- or Taucherkrankheit f

decompression [ˌdiːkəmˈprɛʃ/ən] n → decompressione f