air embolism

Noun air embolism has 2 senses

• air embolism(n = noun.state) aeroembolism, 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;
is a kind of embolism

• air embolism(n = noun.state) aeroembolism, bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism - pain resulting from rapid change in pressure;
is a kind of illness, malady, sickness, unwellness