the bends
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Some of the bends were squeezed into regions smaller than a billionth of a meter.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
In an archived version of the Navy's FAQ, the animals are praised, along with sea lions, for their resistance to pressure-change sickness known as "the bends" that can be detrimental to human divers when resurfacing.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2023
Tests later determined that a supersaturation event had caused gas bubbles inside the rays, similar to the bends in human scuba divers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
And when I start to rise, I get a bad case of the bends.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
