recompression

recompression
re·com·pres·sion .rē-kəm-'presh-ən n a renewed heightening of atmospheric pressure esp. as treatment for decompression sickness

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re·com·pres·sion (re″kəm-preshґən) the restoration of pressure, especially the return to conditions of normal pressure after exposure to greatly diminished atmospheric pressure.

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