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Categories: Early complications of trauma, Articles with short description, Diving medicine, Medical emergencies

air embolism aeroembolism gas embolism diver pulmonary hypertension air emboli

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 WordNet 3.0

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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

An air embolism, also known as a gas embolism, is a blood vessel blockage caused by one or more bubbles of air or other gas in the circulatory system. Wikipedia

Vascular blockage by air bubbles Wikidata

An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood. Wiktionary

Condition caused by bubbles of gas in a vascular system. Wiktionary

Condition caused by bubbles of gas. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

embolism

disease

barotrauma

decompression illness

diving disorders

AFFLICTS

diver

DIFFERENT FROM

decompression sickness

HEALTH SPECIALTY

emergency medicine

diving medicine

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

air embolism, aeroembolism, gas embolism

Wikipedia

air embolism

Wikidata

air embolism, diver pulmonary hypertension

Wiktionary

aeroembolism, air embolism

Wikipedia Redirections

aeroembolism, air emboli, air embolus, air injection, arterial gas embolism, Blood bubble, Embolism, air, gas embolism, Venous gas emboli

Wikidata Alias

Embolism, Air, gas embolism