caisson disease vs air embolism

caisson disease and air embolism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
caisson disease	Yes	No	No	No
air embolism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, caisson disease and air embolism are synonyms defined as:

caisson disease and air embolism: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

Other synonyms of caisson disease include aeroembolism, bends, decompression sickness, gas embolism.

caisson disease (noun)	air embolism (noun)
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure	obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
	pain resulting from rapid change in pressure