gas embolism
n 1: 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 [syn: air embolism, aeroembolism]
2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: decompression
sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, caisson
disease, bends]