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From WordNet r 1.6 [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}]
2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {decompression
sickness}, {air embolism}, {caisson disease}, {bends}]
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