HyperDic: pulmonary_embolism

English > 1 sense of the expression pulmonary embolism:
NOUNstatepulmonary embolismblockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot
English > pulmonary embolism: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningBlockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot.
Broaderembolismocclusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
Catalanembòlia pulmonar

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