pulmonary embolism

English

Noun

pulmonary embolism (plural pulmonary embolisms) (abbreviation PE)

(pathology) The embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery, usually by a detached blood clot from a leg or pelvic vein, which causes a stoppage of blood into the lungs; symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting, and sometimes death.

Translations

embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery

French: embolie pulmonaire f
Icelandic: lungnablóðrek n

Irish: eambólacht scamhóige f
West Frisian: longembolie

See also

deep vein thrombosis

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