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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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No references found			Public opinion ran strongly against him and but for his illness he would probably have been hanged by a mob. Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context When the evidence touched on his wife's illness and death, he was deeply affected, and covered his face with his hands. Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context On the same day we proceeded to the palace inhabited by Lord Montbarry at the time of his last illness and death. The Haunted Hotel by Collins, Wilkie View in context			Illiciales Illicit Distilling Illimani Illini State Park illinium Illinoian Illinois Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail Illinois Association of Park Districts Illinois Beach State Park Illinois Caverns State Natural Area Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Functional Programming Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois River Illinois River Road: Route of the Voyageurs Illinois State Parks Illinois Waterway Illinois Wildlife Federation Illinois, University of Illiodor Ivanovich Pomerantsev Illiodor Pomerantsev illite illiteracy illness Illuminance Illuminance of Ocean Depths illuminated manuscript illuminated sign Illuminati illuminating Illuminating Engineering Illuminating Gas illuminating grenade illuminating oil illuminating projectile Illumination illumination climate illumination control illumination design illumination distribution illumination level illumination meter illumination photometer Illumination, Urban illuminometer ILLUS illusion Illusionism Illusions			Illite Illite illiteracies illiteracies illiteracies illiteracies illiteracy illiteracy illiteracy illiteracy Illiteral illiterate illiterate illiterate illiterate illiterate person illiterately illiterately illiterately illiterateness illiterateness illiterateness illiterates illiterates illiterates Illiterature Illithyia Illjitsj ILLM Illmatik Vibes_Delete:Thought illness Illness and Injury Prevention illness behavior Illness Behavior Encouragement Scale illness experience Illness Management and Recovery Illness Management Questionnaire Illness of Yasser Arafat illness prevention Illness Prevention Program Illness Self Concept Repertory Grid Illness, Injuries, Fatalities Illness, Medication, Stress, Alchohol, Fatigue, Emotion Illnesses Illnesses Illnesses Illnesses Illnesss Illnesss Illnesss Illnesss Illocality illocution Illocutionary Illocutionary Force Indicating Device illocutions illogic illogical illogical illogical illogical

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