A sometimes fatal disorder caused by the release of gas bubbles in tissue when a decrease in air pressure occurs too rapidly
a form of decompression sickness caused by dissolved nitrogen leaving the tissues too quickly on ascent; is manifested by pain, usually in the limbs and joints; "the bends" is sometimes used to signify any manifestation of decompression sickness
1 Pains in the extremities, abdomen, and chest caused by aeroemphysema and in some instances by aeroembolism resulting from the reduction of ambient air pressure
A form of decompression sickness caused by dissolved nitrogen leaving the tissues too quickly on ascent; is manifestation of decompression sickness
Pain in the joints (and sometimes in the abdomen) due to nitrogen bubbles in the blood (nitrogen gas emboli) Usually caused by a rapid reduction in ambient pressure Also called decompression sickness