Definition of gas embolism Gas embolism
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What does gas embolism mean?
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| gas embolism - pain resulting from rapid change in pressure | ||
| decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, caisson disease, bends | ||
| gas embolism - 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 | ||
| air embolism, aeroembolism | ||
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