| ANOVA | analysis of variance | MSE | multi-scale entropy |
| ANS | autonomic nervous system | msw | meters of sea water |
| CCR | closed-circuit rebreather | OC | open circuit |
| DCS | decompression sickness | PEF | peak expiratory flow |
| ECW | extracellular body water | PNS | parasympathetic nervous system |
| FEF | forced expiratory flow | PpO2 | oxygen partial pressure |
| FEV1 | forced expiratory volume in one second | RMSSD | root mean square of the successive difference |
| FVC | forced vital capacity | SDNN | standard deviation of normal-to-normal R waves |
| HF | high frequency | ShanEn | Shannon entropy |
| HR | heart rate | SNS | sympathetic nervous system |
| HRV | heart-rate variability | SpO2 | pulse oxygen saturation |
| ICW | intracellular body water | TBW | total body water |
| LF | low frequency | VLF | very low frequency |
| LUS | lung ultrasound score |