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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A condition of confusion or euphoria resulting from increased levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood, as that occurring in deep-sea divers breathing air under high pressure.
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- noun A
condition ofdisorientation ,intoxication andstupor caused by increased levels of dissolved nitrogen in theblood ; occurs indivers breathingair underpressure ; the "rapture of the deep".
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood
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