Decompression
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'''Decompression''' has several meanings:
* in physics: the release of pressure and is the opposition of [[physical compression]]
* in medicine and aviation: [[decompression sickness]]
* in non-surgical back pain treatment: [[spinal disc herniation|herniated disc decompression]] (a form of treatment for the back, employed by chiropractors)
* in surgery: a procedure used to treat [[spinal stenosis]], [[carotid artery stenosis]] or any condition where a structure is being compressed
* in [[scuba diving]]:
** a [[decompression stop]]
** a [[decompression chamber]]
** a [[decompression buoy]]
** a [[decompression trapeze]]
** [[decompression tables]]
** a [[decompression meter]]
* in festivals: a winding down [[decompression party]]
* in accidents involving pressured vessels: [[explosive decompression]]
* in [[computer science]]: the action of reversing [[data compression]].
* in comic book storytelling: [[decompression (comics)]] is the stylistic choice to tell a story mainly by visuals, with few words
* in [[psychology]], to relax or take time off work (take vacation) [http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/decompression]
* The episode [[Decompression (The Outer Limits)]] of the American television fiction series "''The Outer Limits''"
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[[fr:Décompression]]
[[it:Decompressione]]
[[pl:Dekompresja]]