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illness
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decompression sickness, illness
a disorder characterized by severe pain in muscles and joints, cramp, and difficulty in breathing, caused by a sudden and sustained decrease in air pressure, resulting in the deposition of nitrogen bubbles in the tissues

illness [′il·nəs]
(medicine)
The state of being sick.
A sickness, disease, or disorder.


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