decompression sickness vs bends

decompression sickness and bends both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decompression sickness	Yes	No	No	No
bends	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, decompression sickness and bends are synonyms defined as:

decompression sickness and bends: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

Other synonyms of decompression sickness include aeroembolism, air embolism, caisson disease, gas embolism.

decompression sickness (noun)	bends (noun)
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure	pain resulting from rapid change in pressure