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 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]