the bends
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I can see knots under the skin in the bends of his arm.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2025
If a diver returns to the surface too quickly, the nitrogen bubbles don't have time to dissipate - leading to a dangerous condition known as decompression sickness, also known as the bends.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
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
I look and I look and I don’t see no settlement but who knows what’s around the bends and curves?
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
