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the bends

NOUN
decompression sickness
Synonyms
WEAK
aeroembolism air embolism bends caisson disease decompression disease diver's condition divers' palsy dysbaric illness tunnel disease

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I can see knots under the skin in the bends of his arm.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

At the end of each stint he spent 16 hours in a decompression chamber so he didn't get the bends - caused by bubbles forming in the blood.

From BBC • May 28, 2023

Mr. Keller used a new cocktail of gases intended to lessen the risks of the bends.

From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2022

When divers rose to the surface too fast, they risked decompression sickness, also known as the bends, where the wrong gases build up in the blood.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2022

And when I start to rise, I get a bad case of the bends.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan