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GAS EMBOLISM

Definition:

1. [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
   
   
2. [noun] pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
   Synonyms: decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, caisson disease, bends
   
   

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