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 - air embolism, aeroembolism
Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure - decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, caisson disease, bends, the bends
Derived forms: gas embolisms
Type of: embolism, illness, malady, sickness, unwellness