Source : WordNet®

aeroembolism
     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}, {gas embolism}]
     2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {decompression
        sickness}, {air embolism}, {gas embolism}, {caisson
        disease}, {bends}]