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air embolism

aeroembolism

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 pressureSee decompression sickness

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aeroembolism

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air dam, air division, air door, air drill, air duct, air embolism, air engine, air equivalent, air express, air filter, air fleet
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Medicine definitions for air embolism

air embolism

n.

Bubbles of air in the heart or vascular system that create an obstruction and are usually the result of surgery or trauma.
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