pulmonary embolism

English

Noun

pulmonary embolism (plural pulmonary embolisms) (abbreviation PE)

1. (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

• Finnish: keuhkoveritulppa
• French: embolie pulmonaire f
• German: Lungenembolie (de) f
• Hungarian: tüdőembólia
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• Icelandic: lungnablóðrek n
• Irish: eambólacht scamhóige f
• West Frisian: longembolie

See also

• deep vein thrombosis