Scuba diving

Scuba diving

Underwater diving in which the diver uses scuba gears to breathe underwater.

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decompression illness (DCI)

Sports; Scuba diving

A term to encompass all bubble-related problems arising from decompression, including both decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism.

algorithm

Sports; Scuba diving

A set of equations incorporated into diving computers in order to compute nitrogen uptake and elimination from changes in depth and elapsed time.

reverse squeeze

Sports; Scuba diving

Pain or discomfort in enclosed space (e.g., sinuses, middle ear, inside mask) on ascent from a dive.

foramen oval

Sports; Scuba diving

The opening between the left and right atria of the fetal heart which remains open in about 30% of people, allowing passage of bubbles into the arterial circulation which is believed to cause ...

global positioning system (GPS)

A worldwide system of navigation based on a ring of stationary satellites. Small, even handheld, GPS devices can be used to accurately determine speed and direction of travel, and pinpoint dive site ...

dive flag

Sports; Scuba diving

May be either a red rectangle with a white diagonal stripe or a blue and white double tailed pennant. Flags are used to warn watercraft to stay away because there are divers below.