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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Decompression
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Descompresión
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Descompressão
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Tree Number:
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E02.278
G01.374.715.250
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Definition English:
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Decompression external to the body, most often the slow lessening of external pressure on the whole body (especially in caisson workers, deep sea divers, and persons who ascend to great heights) to prevent DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS. It includes also sudden accidental decompression, but not surgical (local) decompression or decompression applied through body openings. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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restrict to "decompression external to the body": not for surg decompression ( = DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL)
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History Note English:
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80(75)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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3677
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Unique Identifier:
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D003664
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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