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Altitude Sickness

Related Category: Pathology

see decompression sickness.

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Decompression Sickness - physiological disorder caused by a rapid decrease in atmospheric pressure, resulting in the release of nitrogen bubbles into the body tissues. It is also known as caisson disease, altitude sickness, a...