decompression sickness vs air embolism

decompression sickness and air embolism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decompression sickness	Yes	No	No	No
air embolism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, decompression sickness and air embolism are synonyms defined as:

decompression sickness and air embolism: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

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

decompression sickness (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