air embolism
English Thesaurus
1. pain resulting from rapid change in pressure (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | illness, malady, sickness, unwellness, |
| definition | : | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism (noun.state) |
2. 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 (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | embolism, |
| definition | : | occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) (noun.state) |
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