explosive decompression

noun

A situation where the ambient air pressure suddenly drops faster than the air in the lungs can escape, creating a risk of barotrauma to the lung tissue.

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Meanings

nounexplosive decompression (countable and uncountable, plural explosive decompressions)

plural explosive decompressions

  1. countableuncountableaeronauticsA situation where the ambient air pressure suddenly drops faster than the air in the lungs can escape, creating a risk of barotrauma to the lung tissue.
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