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Noun air embolism has 2 senses
- air embolism, aeroembolism, 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
--1 is a kind of embolism
- decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends - pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
--2 is a kind of illness, unwellness, malady, sickness
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