Preferred Name |
Pulmonary embolism |
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Synonyms |
Blood clot in artery of lung Pulmonary embolus |
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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. (HPO) |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002204 |
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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. (HPO) |
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hasDbXref |
MSH:D011655 UMLS:C0034065 SNOMEDCT_US:59282003 |
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hasExactSynonym |
Blood clot in artery of lung Pulmonary embolus |
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id |
HP:0002204 |
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label |
Pulmonary embolism |
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notation |
HP:0002204 |
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prefLabel |
Pulmonary embolism |
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versionInfo |
HP: 2020/12/07 |
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subClassOf |