Human physiology of underwater diving

The human physiology of underwater diving (/ˈfɪziˌɒlədʒi ʌv ˌʌndərˈwɔːtər ˈdaɪvɪŋ/; from the Greek physis meaning "nature, origin" and -logia meaning "study of") is the study of the effects of underwater diving on the human body.

Decompression sickness

Decompression sickness (DCS) is a condition arising from dissolved gases coming out of solution into bubbles inside the body due to depressurization.

Nitrogen narcosis

Nitrogen narcosis is a reversible alteration in consciousness producing a state similar to alcohol intoxication in divers who breathe high pressure nitrogen.

Oxygen toxicity

Oxygen toxicity is a condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing molecular oxygen at elevated partial pressures.

Barotrauma

Barotrauma is physical damage to body tissues caused by a difference in pressure between a gas space inside, or in contact with the body, and the surrounding gas or fluid.

Hypothermia

Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature.

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Human physiology of underwater diving