the bends

plural noun

medical
: a painful and dangerous condition caused by rising to the surface too quickly after being deep underwater breathing compressed air

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“The bends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bends. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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