pressure suit
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XMC-2 full pressure suit developed for use in the
mid-1950s by Wright Field personnel and David Clark Company for X-15
pilots
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A garment designed to provide pressure upon the body so that respiratory
and circulatory functions may continue normally, or nearly so, under low-pressure
conditions, such as occur at high altitudes or in space without benefit
of a pressurized cabin. A pressure suit is distinguished from a pressurized
suit, which inflates, although it may be fitted with inflating parts
that tighten the garment as ambient pressure decreases. Compare with g-suit.
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spacesuit
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SPACE
AND AEROSPACE MEDICINE
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