Meaning of air embolism | Babel Free
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Examples
“Lieutenant Axel suspected an air embolism, meaning that Savino had taken a breath and held it before they’d pulled him up. As the pressure around him dropped to sea level, the pressure exerted by the air inside his lungs would have⟳ mounted until a bubble was expelled into his bloodstream. It would travel⟳ through veins and arteries until it lodged in a passage too small to pass⟳ through―in Savino’s case, one bringing blood to the brain. Air embolisms were often deadly, but Savino had survived.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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