"air embolism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: air embolisms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} air embolism (plural air embolisms)
  1. (pathology) condition caused by bubbles of gas in a vascular system. Wikidata QID: Q1367304 Wikipedia link: air embolism Categories (topical): Pathology Synonyms (pathological condition): aeroembolism, gas embolism Translations (condition caused by bubbles of gas): aeroembolia (Finnish), loftbólurek [neuter] (Icelandic), loftstífla [feminine] (Icelandic), aeroembolismo [masculine] (Italian), aeroembolizm [masculine] (Polish)

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