Definition of Air Embolism in English :

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Air Embolism

see synonyms of air embolism

Noun

1. aeroembolism, air embolism, 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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Air Embolism

see synonyms of air embolism
noun
the presence in the tissues and blood of a gas, such as air or nitrogen bubbles, caused by an injection of air or, in the case of nitrogen, by an abrupt and substantial reduction in the ambient pressure
decompression sickness

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