saturation diving

English

Noun

saturation diving (uncountable)

  1. A method of long duration deep diving, which involves saturating body tissues with inert gas (helium), and bringing body tissues into equilibrium with the breathing mix (heliox).

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Verb

saturation diving

  1. present participle of saturation dive
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