AEROEMBOLISM


Meaning of AEROEMBOLISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌer-ō-ˈem-bə-ˌli-zəm ]

noun

Date: circa 1939

: decompression sickness caused by rapid ascent to high altitudes and resulting exposure to rapidly lowered air pressure

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.