Aeroembolism

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aeroembolism
       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}, {gas embolism}]
       2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {decompression


          sickness}, {air embolism}, {gas embolism}, {caisson
          disease}, {bends}]