Search Result for "air_embolism":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. 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;
[syn: air embolism, aeroembolism, gas embolism]

2. pain resulting from rapid change in pressure;
[syn: decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

air embolism n 1: 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 [syn: air embolism, aeroembolism, gas embolism] 2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends]