noun
- 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.
- synonyms: air embolism, aeroembolism
- Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure.
- synonyms: decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, caisson disease, bends
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