in physics: the release of pressure and is the opposition of physical compression
Physical compression
Physical compression is the result of the subjection of a material to compressive stress, resulting in reduction of volume. The opposite of compression is tension ....
'Decompression sickness' , 'the diver?s disease', 'the bends', 'caisson disease' is the name given to a variety of symptoms suffered by a person exposed to a decrease in the pressure around the body....
A spinal disc herniation', incorrectly called a "slipped disc", is a medical condition affecting the Vertebral column, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring of an intervertebral disc ' allows the soft, central portion to hernia.... (a form of treatment for the back, employed by chiropractors)
Spinal stenosis is a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves. This is usually due to the natural process of spinal degeneration that occurs with aging.... , carotid artery stenosis
Carotid artery stenosis
Carotid stenosis is a narrowing or constriction of the inner wall, or lumen, of the carotid artery.The carotid artery is the large artery whose pulse can be felt on both sides of the neck under the jaw.... or any condition where a structure is being compressed
SCUBA diving is Underwater diving, or taking part in another activity, while using a scuba set. By carrying a source of breathing gas , the scuba diver is able to stay underwater longer than with the simple breath-holding techniques used in snorkeling and free-diving, and is not hindered by air lines to a remote air source.... :
A decompression stop is a period of time a SCUBA diving must spend at a constant depth in shallow water at the end of a dive to safely eliminate absorbed inert gases from the diver's body to avoid decompression sickness....
A decompression chamber is a pressure vessel used in surface supplied diving to allow the divers to complete their decompression stops at the end of a dive on the surface rather than underwater....
A decompression trapeze is a device used in recreational diving and technical diving to make decompression stops more comfortable and more secure and provide the divers' surface cover with a visual reference for the divers' position....
A decompression party, decom or decomp is a local reunion for Burning Man participants to help ease themselves back into everyday society after the "big event"....
A pressure vessel is a closed container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure different from the ambient pressure.The pressure differential is potentially dangerous and many fatal accidents have occurred in the history of their development and operation.... s such as aircraft: uncontrolled decompression
Computer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation, and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems.... : the action of reversing data compression
Data compression
In computer science and information theory, data compression or source coding is the process of encoding information using fewer bits than an code representation would use through use of specific encoding schemes.... .
Decompression is a stylistic choice in comic book storytelling, characterized by a strong emphasis on visuals or character interaction and usually resulting in slow-moving plots.... is the stylistic choice to tell a story mainly by visuals, with few words
Psychology is an academic and applied science discipline involving the science study of human mental functions and behavior. Occasionally it also relies on symbolic hermeneutics and critical theory, although these traditions are less pronounced than in other social sciences such as sociology.... , to relax or take time off work (take vacation)
"Decompression" is the 13th episode of season six of The Outer Limits. It first aired on July 30, 2000.... of the American television fiction series "The Outer Limits"
