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. Thomas a Kempis:

   The good devout man first makes inner preparation for the actions he has later to perform. His outward actions do not draw him into lust and vice rather it is he who bends them into the shape of reason and right judgement. Who has a stiffer battle to fight than the man who is striving to conquer himself.

3. Thomas a Kempis:

   The good devout man first makes inner preparation for the actions he has later to perform. His outward actions do not draw him into lust and vice; rather it is he who bends them into the shape of reason and right judgement. Who has a stiffer battle to fight than the man who is striving to conquer himself.

4. Adam Schiff:

   People have lost confidence in its neutrality that justice is blind. Instead they think justice bends to Donald Trump's will.

5. Charles de LEUSSE:

   For him, she bends over backwards. It is origami of the heart. (Pour lui, elle se plie en quatre. - C'est l'origami du cœur)