AEROEMBOLISM


Meaning of AEROEMBOLISM in English

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Etymology: aer- + embolism

1. : a gaseous embolism

2. : a condition equivalent to caisson disease caused by rapid ascent to high altitudes and resulting exposure to rapidly lowered air pressure — called also air bends

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