Dekompressionskrankheit
German
Etymology
From Dekompression (“decompression”) + -s- + Krankheit (“disease”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dekɔmpʀɛˈsi̯oːnsˌkʀaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: De‧kom‧pres‧si‧ons‧krank‧heit
Noun
Dekompressionskrankheit f (genitive Dekompressionskrankheit, no plural)
- (pathology, underwater diving) decompression sickness
- Synonym: Caissonkrankheit
Declension
Declension of Dekompressionskrankheit [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading
- “Dekompressionskrankheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Dekompressionskrankheit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Dekompressionskrankheit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de