Ebullism

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  1. 1
    The formation of bubbles of gas in biological fluids due to reduced environmental pressure. uncountable

    "Acute hypoxia, possibly aggravated by ebullism (the vaporization of body fluids at ambient pressures below 47 mm Hg), may always be a major potential medical emergency in space."

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"Acute hypoxia, possibly aggravated by ebullism (the vaporization of body fluids at ambient pressures below 47 mm Hg), may always be a major potential medical emergency in space."

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