Preferred Name | Pulmonary embolism | |
Synonyms |
Blood clot in artery of lung |
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Definitions |
An embolus (that is, an abnormal particle circulating in the blood) located in the pulmonary artery and thereby blocking blood circulation to the lung. Usually the embolus is a blood clot that has developed in an extremity (for instance, a deep venous thrombosis), detached, and traveled through the circulation before becoming trapped in the pulmonary artery. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002204 |
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alternative label |
Blood clot in artery of lung |
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has exact synonym |
Blood clot in artery of lung |
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hasDbXref |
UMLS:C0034065 MSH:D011655 SNOMEDCT_US:59282003 |
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Pulmonary embolism |
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prefixIRI |
HP:0002204 |
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Pulmonary embolism |
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textual definition |
An embolus (that is, an abnormal particle circulating in the blood) located in the pulmonary artery and thereby blocking blood circulation to the lung. Usually the embolus is a blood clot that has developed in an extremity (for instance, a deep venous thrombosis), detached, and traveled through the circulation before becoming trapped in the pulmonary artery. |
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