Noun: 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
"Proper decompression procedures help prevent gas embolism in scuba divers";
- air embolism, aeroembolism
- Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
"The diver experienced symptoms of gas embolism after ascending too quickly";
- decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, caisson disease, bends, the bends
Derived forms: gas embolisms
Type of: embolism, illness, malady, sickness, unwellness
Encyclopedia: Gas embolism