| NOUN | state | air embolism, aeroembolism, gas 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 |
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| state | air embolism, decompression sickness, aeroembolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends | pain resulting from rapid change in pressure |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | aeroembolism, gas embolism | |
| Broader | embolism | occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) |
| Meaning | pain resulting from rapid change in pressure. | |
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| Synonyms | decompression sickness, aeroembolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends | |
| Broader | illness, unwellness, malady, sickness | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism |
| Spanish | aeroembolismo | |
| Catalan | síndrome de descompressió | |
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