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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 decompression sickness: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
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| air embolism |
Obstruction of a blood vessel by an air bubble.
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| air embolism |
A condition that occurs when air enters the bloodstream through ruptured alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries. The air in the bloodstream then forms bubbles, which can block blood flow to the body's tissues.
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| air embolism |
Any bubbles of air that obstruct blood flow.
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| air embolism |
the blockage of blood flow in the body by air bubbles escaping into the blood.
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