- bends
- noun see decompression sickness
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bends
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Bends — Bends, or the bends may refer to: * The bends , usually understood to refer to Decompression sickness. * The Bends , a 1995 album by British band Radiohead. ** The Bends (song), a song from the above album. * The Bends , a song by the group Mr.… … Wikipedia
bends — [bendz] pl.n. [with sing. or pl. v.] the severe pain in the limbs, joints, and abdomen during decompression sickness: preceded by the * * * … Universalium
bends — [bendz] pl.n. [with sing. or pl. v.] the severe pain in the limbs, joints, and abdomen during decompression sickness: preceded by the … English World dictionary
bends — Colloquialism for caisson sickness; decompression sickness. [fr. convulsive posture of those so afflicted] * * * bends ben(d)z n pl but sing or pl in constr the painful manifestations (as joint pain) of decompression sickness also DECOMPRESSION… … Medical dictionary
bends — Synonyms and related words: Minamata disease, altitude sickness, anoxemia, anoxia, anoxic anoxia, anthrax, asteroids, aurora particles, black lung, blackout, caisson disease, chilblain, cosmic particles, cosmic ray bombardment, decompression… … Moby Thesaurus
Bends Hatch (ville) — Bends Hatch est un village fictif des États Unis créé par Hermann, dessinateur et scénariste de bande dessinée et utilisée dans sa série Jeremiah. C est le village d origine de Jeremiah et de sa Tante Martha. C est là qu il rencontre Kurdy Malloy … Wikipédia en Français
bends, the — [ bendz ] noun plural severe pain that DIVERS get if they come up from under the water too quickly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Bends of a ship — Bend Bend, n. [See {Bend}, v. t., and cf. {Bent}, n.] 1. A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road. [1913 Webster] 2. Turn;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bends — gas bubble disease (supersaturated gases (>125%) in water entering the the body fluids of fish causing bubbles, an embolism). Also called Caisson s disease or decompression sickness … Dictionary of ichthyology
bends — noun a) A condition of bubbles in the blood which sometimes occurs during ascent. b) The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ships side, wales … Wiktionary
