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aer·o·em·bo·lism
 aeroembolism
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- pronunciation:
- eI
ro
em
b
lih
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- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
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nitrogen or air bubbles in the bloodstream, caused by severe decompression, surgery, or injury, and resulting in severe pain and sometimes convulsions; bends; decompression sickness; caisson disease.
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The word aeroembolism
contains the following part:
aer, aero
Greek
root
that means air, gas
  Example words:
aerate, aerial, aerobatics, aerobe, aerobic, aerobics, aerobiology, aerodynamics, aeroembolism, aerolite, aerology, aeromechanics, aeronautics, aeropause, aerosol, aerospace, aerostat, aerostatics, anaerobe, anaerobic
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