caisson disease
noun
1.
aeroembolism
(def 2).
Origin
1880-85,
Americanism
British Dictionary definitions for
caisson disease
caisson disease
noun
1.
another name for
decompression sickness
caisson disease
in Medicine
caisson disease
cais·son disease (kā'sŏn', -sən)
n.
See
decompression sickness
.