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PRONUNCIATION OF AIR EMBOLISM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIR EMBOLISM

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Air embolism is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AIR EMBOLISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

air embolism

Air embolism

An air embolism, or more generally gas embolism, is a pathological condition caused by a gas bubble, or bubbles, in a vascular system although an embolism in a medical context refers to any large moving mass or defect in the blood stream. Air embolisms may also occur in the xylem of vascular plants, especially when suffering from water stress.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIR EMBOLISM

air cover
air crash
air current
air curtain
air cushion
air cylinder
air dam
air disaster
air display
air duct
air engine
air express
air ferry
air filter
air force
Air Force One
air freight
air freshener
air frost
air gas

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIR EMBOLISM

alcoholism
ametabolism
anabolism
antialcoholism
asystolism
basal metabolism
catabolism
crassulacean acid metabolism
diabolism
embolism
holism
hypermetabolism
idolism
journalism
katabolism
metabolism
mongolism
pulmonary embolism
symbolism
thromboembolism
workaholism

Synonyms and antonyms of air embolism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «air embolism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIR EMBOLISM

Find out the translation of air embolism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of air embolism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «air embolism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

空气栓塞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

embolia gaseosa
570 millions of speakers

English

air embolism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवा का आवेश
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الانسداد الهواء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воздушная эмболия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

embolia aérea
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বায়ু সংলগ্নতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

embolie gazeuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Embolisme udara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Luftembolie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

空気塞栓症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공기 색전증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Embolisme udhara
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thuyên tắc khí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காற்று உணர்ச்சிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वायु प्रदूषण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hava embolisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

embolia gassosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zator powietrzny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повітряна емболія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

embolie de aer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμβολή αέρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lug embolisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luftemboli
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luftemboli
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of air embolism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIR EMBOLISM»

The term «air embolism» is regularly used and occupies the 86.613 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AIR EMBOLISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about air embolism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIR EMBOLISM»

Discover the use of air embolism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to air embolism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dail and Hammar's Pulmonary Pathology: Volume I: ...
Air embolism (AE), even though infrequently clinically significant, occurs in a variety of well-recognized scenarios. It is important to distinguish between venous air embolism and arterial air embolism because these two forms of AE have ...
Joseph F. Tomashefski, Carol Farver, Armando E. Fraire, 2009
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Surgical Intensive Care Medicine
Hepatic resection by Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator® increases the incidence and severity of venous air embolism. Anesth Analg. 2005;101:966–970 . Adachi YU, Doi M, Sato S. Cardiac arrest by venous air embolism during hepatic  ...
John M. O'Donnell, Flavio Nacul, 2009
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Complications in Anesthesia
Cerebral air embolism is associated with seizures, unconsciousness, paralysis, or visual disturbances. Hypotension and cardiac arrest may result from air in the pulmonary outflow track. Disseminated intravascular coagulation and endothelial  ...
John L. Atlee, 2007
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Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Similarly, air may enter the veins of the myometrium during delivery, and one study reported the incidence of venous air embolism in women undergoing cesarean section to be 40 percent.26 During hip replacement surgery, the incidence of ...
Jess Mandel, Darren Taichman, 2006
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Cottrell and Young's Neuroanesthesia
Edelman JD, Wingard DW: Air embolism arising from burrholes, Anesthesiology 53:167-168, 1980. 47. Wilkins RH, Albin MS: An unusual entrance site of venous air embolism during operation in the sitting position, Surg Neurol 7:71, 1977. 48.
James E. Cottrell, William L. Young, 2010
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Topics in Neuroanaesthesia and Neurointensive Care: ...
Effect of nitrous oxide on the pulmonary circulation during venous air embolism. Anesth Analg 1971: 50: 785-792. Munson ES, Merrick HC. Effect of nitrous oxide on venous air embolism. Anesthesiology 1966: 27: 783-787. Munson ES, Paul ...
Georg E. Cold, Bent L. Dahl, 2001
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An Annotated Bibliography on Diving and Submarine Medicine
(air embolism) Diving accidents and treatment methods/ 1583 air embolism/ Experience with minimal recompression ox 319 (air embolism) First aid for diving accidents/ 383 (air embolism) Hyperbaric chamber and decompression si 1625 ( air ...
Charles Wesley Shilling, Margaret F. Werts, 1971
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Physiology and Medicine of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Sahu MK, Ingole PR, Bisoi AK, et al: Successful management of a case of massive air embolism from cardiopulmonary bypass with retrograde cerebral perfusion in a child. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 20:80–81, 2006. 9. Cottin V, Delafosse B ...
Tom S. Neuman, Stephen R. Thom, 2008
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Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine
Horan TA, Pinheiro PM, Araujo LM, et al: Massive gas embolism during pulmonary nodule hook wire localization. Ann Thorac Smg 73:1647 ', 2002. 6. Hemmerling TM, Schmidt J, Bosert C, et al: Systemic air embolism during wedge resection ...
Richard S. Irwin, James M. Rippe, 2008
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Anesthetic and Obstetric Management of High-Risk Pregnancy
Bromage PR, Hohman WA. Uterine posture and incidence of venous air embolism (VAE) during cesarean section (CS) (abstract). Reg Anesth 1991;15: S29. 165. Lesky E. Notes on the history of air embolism. Germ Med Mon 1961; 6: 159–161.
Sanjay Datta, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIR EMBOLISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term air embolism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Clifford Collinge murder trial: His killers get life
Mr Collinge suffered at least 46 separate blows or injuries, including a fractured skull and an air embolism that killed him, and nearly every rib ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
2
Hemodynamic Monitoring System Market – Global Industry Analysis …
It can lead to complications such as pain, infection, external hemorrhage, pulmonary infarction, air embolism, pulmonary artery rupture, blood ... «Medgadget.com, Jun 15»
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Clifford Collinge's wife lured men home for sex and got them to beat …
Mr Joyce QC added: 'You will remember what he was saying about the bones to the head and the fractured skull and the air embolism that ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Clifford Collinge murder trial: Prosecution gives closing speech
"You will remember what he was saying about the bones to the head and the fractured skull and the air embolism that killed him," said Mr Joyce ... «Nottingham Post, Jun 15»
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Notably, CTNAB is often complicated by pneumothorax and occasionally more serious complications such as air embolism or tumor ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
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A Breath of Fresh Air: Local captain rescues diver in distress
Air embolism is when air is expanding in your lungs too rapidly and can burst the alveoli in your lungs and can also burst into your blood stream ... «Destin Log, Jun 15»
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Scientist TS Raman awarded patent for device to control 'air embolism'
The device, called "an improved drip chamber in a fluid infusion set", will help control 'air embolism', a deadly pathological condition caused by ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
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... FDA is informing the resemble clinical strains in 1 2 that is air embolism or quickly on Crestor develops unexplained review of birth control. «High Country Press, Jun 15»
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Truly Getting to Zero: Theoretical Considerations for Elimination of …
To avoid air embolism, a peelable sheath introducer with a competent valve should be used for CVC placement. Such a valve should be ... «Infection Control Today, May 15»
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Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center pays $132500 to settle …
... catheter from Sheffield's neck, causing an air bubble in his blood stream leading to a stoke, known as an air embolism, court documents say. «Columbus Dispatch, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Air embolism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/air-embolism>. May 2024 ».
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