the bends
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In an archived version of the Navy's FAQ, the animals are praised, along with sea lions, for their resistance to pressure-change sickness known as "the bends" that can be detrimental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
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
Even as global food prices rise, many people including Gueye’s clientele still favour imports over the rice grown along the bends of the Senegal river valley in the north.
From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2022
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
