"decompression chamber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: decompression chambers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} decompression chamber (plural decompression chambers)
  1. A room used by divers to gradually readjust to normal air pressure. Related terms: decompression sickness, hyperbaric chamber
    Sense id: en-decompression_chamber-en-noun-Wsr9lZ-o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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