GAS EMBOLISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

Synonyms:

aeroembolism; air embolism; bends; caisson disease; decompression sickness; gas embolism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("gas embolism" is a kind of...):

illness; malady; sickness; unwellness (impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

aeroembolism; air embolism; gas embolism