Phrase guide

pulmonary embolism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: embolism

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 肺栓塞 (fèishuānsè) — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
  • Esperanto: pulma embolio — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
  • Finnish: keuhkoveritulppa — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
  • French: embolie pulmonaire — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
  • West-Frisian: longembolie — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
  • German: Lungenembolie — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
  • Greek: πνευμονική εμβολή (pnevmonikí emvolí) — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
  • Hungarian: tüdőembólia — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
  • Icelandic: lungnablóðrek — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
  • Irish: eambólacht scamhóige — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
  • Polish: zatorowość płucna — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery
  • Spanish: tromboembolismo pulmonar — embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery