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aeroembolism definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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, aeroembolism, gas embolism]
2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1939 decompression sickness caused by rapid ascent to high altitudes and resulting exposure to rapidly lowered air pressure