n. a disorder of the muscles and joints. It is characterized by symptoms of severe pain, cramps, and difficulty breathing. These result when the decrease in air pressure is sudden and sustained. Also [..]

Decompression sickness

(n) pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

See Decompression Sickness

Pushing or Pulling up or down on a string to raise the pitch of a note by a half step / full step (or more).  Bending is an essential guitar skill used in lead playing (used in all types of music).    [..]

A condition occurring as a result of exposure to a rapid fall in ambient Pressure. Gases, Nitrogen in particular, come out of solution and form bubbles in Body Fluid and Blood. These gas bubbles accum [..]

Both Ends (Load & Discharge Ports)

a painful and potentially fatal affliction caused by nitrogen bubbles from the blood collecting in the joints, which can happen when a Scuba or deep sea diver ascends from depth too quickly

both ends (i.e. load and discharge ports)

The wales of a ship. Stout planks on the side of a ship.   Beneaped.-- Aground for want of water, owing to neap tides. The rise and fall of neap tides during quarter moons are lees than during the ful [..]