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air embolism

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air embolism: see embolus embolus , foreign matter circulating in and obstructing a blood vessel. It may be a portion of a clot that has separated from the wall of a vessel (see thrombosis), a bubble of gas or air (known as an air embolus), a globule of fat, a clump of bacterial matter, or a
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air embolism [¦er ′em·bə‚liz·əm]
(medicine)
aeroembolism


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