'gas embolism' definitions:

Definition of 'gas embolism'

(from WordNet)
noun
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, gas embolism]
noun
Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends]