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| de·com·pres·sion [ d kəm présh'n ] |
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1. pressure decrease: a decrease in surrounding or inherent pressure, especially the controlled decrease in pressure that divers undergo to prevent decompression sickness
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2. comput computer data expansion: the expansion to full size of compressed electronic data
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3. surgery surgery to reduce pressure in organ: a surgical procedure to reduce pressure in an organ or part of the body caused, e.g. by fluid on the brain, or to reduce the pressure of tissues on a nerve
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