A sudden loss of pressure in a pressurized cabin, cockpit, or the like, so rapid as to be explosive. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
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Atmospheric Pressure (1966-1980)
Decompression (1981-1997)
Public MeSH Note
98; see DECOMPRESSION 1981-97, see ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE 1975-80
History Note
98; use DECOMPRESSION 1981-97, use ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE 1975-80; use DECOMPRESSION 1964-74
A sudden loss of pressure in a pressurized cabin, cockpit, or the like, so rapid as to be explosive. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
