Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aeroembolism"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aeroembolism
n 1: 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 [syn: {air embolism}, {gas embolism}]
2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {decompression
sickness}, {air embolism}, {gas embolism}, {caisson
disease}, {bends}]
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