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Anoxia vs Aeroembolism - What's the difference?

anoxia | aeroembolism |

As nouns the difference between anoxia and aeroembolism

is that anoxia is (pathology) a condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia while aeroembolism is an embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.

anoxia

English

(wikipedia anoxia)

Noun

(-)
  • (pathology) A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia.

    • Derived terms

    * anoxic

    See also

    * asphyxia English terms with alpha privatives

    aeroembolism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.

    • Synonyms

    * air embolism