| 释义 |
caisson sickness cais·son sick·nessdisease caused by rapid decompression; so named because it appeared in workers building tunnels or supports for bridges working in enclosed units under high atmospheric pressure to keep out surrounding water, called caissons. See: decompression sickness. [Fr. caisson (fr. caisse, a chest) a water-tight box or cylinder containing air under high pressure used in sinking structural pilings underwater] |