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air embolism

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Noun1.air embolism - obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
aeroembolism, gas embolism
embolism - occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
2.air embolism - pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism, aeroembolism
illness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
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