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saturation diving
saturation diving n (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a method of diving in which divers live in a complex of decompression chambers for up to 28 days, going to work via a diving bell, and only decompressing at the end of the period. Helium is substituted for nitrogen in the air supply to avoid the narcotic effects of nitrogen saturation diving
saturation diving[‚sach·ə′rā·shən ′dīv·iŋ] (physiology) Diving in which the tissues exposed to high pressure at great ocean depths for 24 hours become saturated with gases, especially inert gases, thereby reaching a new equilibrium state. |