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decompression chamber

noun

Medical Definition of DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER

1
:  a chamber in which excessive pressure can be reduced gradually to atmospheric pressure
2
:  a chamber in which an individual can be gradually subjected to decreased atmospheric pressure (as in simulating conditions at high altitudes)

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