Synonyms for the bends
the bends

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1. the bendsnoun

   Synonyms:
   caisson disease, aeroemphysema, aeroembolism, decompression sickness

2. the bendsnoun

   A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.

   Synonyms:
   aeroemphysema, aeroembolism, decompression sickness, caisson disease

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1. James Russell Lowell:

   There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.

2. City Council:

   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said,' the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice,' and it takes all of us to usher it into existence.'.

3. R Chamberlain:

   He that rectifies a crooked stick bends it the contrary way, so must he that would reform a vice learn to affect its mere contrary, and in time he shall see the springing blossoms of a happy restoration.

4. Alberto Esquenazi:

   When you walk, your hip bends at about half of the range that your knee bends— people don’t realize that. Your hip works a lot less than your knee from the perspective of movement … because they’re carrying the whole load of the hip muscles, they have to work harder.

5. Criminal Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones:

   The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.