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1. decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends(noun)

   pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

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1. bends(Noun)

   A condition of bubbles in the blood which sometimes occurs during ascent.

2. bends(Noun)

   The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BENDS in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BENDS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Criminal Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones:

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

2. James Russell Lowell:

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

3. The Talmud:

   Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, Grow, Grow

4. Magha:

   A man of feeble character resembles a reed that bends with every gust of wind.

5. Michael Greenstone:

   I think the dam will break at some point, the arc of history bends towards truth.

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