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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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002204 |
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database cross reference |
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. |
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definition source | ||
existence in other ontologies |
Sufficient |
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hasExactSynonym |
Blood Clot in Artery of Lung |
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prefixIRI |
HP:0002204 |
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prefLabel |
Pulmonary Embolism |
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previous identifier |
SCDO:0007912 |
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rdfs:label |
Pulmonary Embolism |
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skos:prefLabel |
Pulmonary Embolism |
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subClassOf |